Sleepy Hollow--- Narrative Film (2013) Takes place in Tarry Town New York Directed by Paul A. Edwards

In the show Sleepy Hollow, the main character is a female named Abbie Mills. She is an African American that plays the role of a cop. This show is based on the short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Detective Abbie Mills is a very smart and tough detective. I was reading about her character in further detail and I found out that people do not agree with Abbie Mills's character. They feel that she is too strong and independent. The person that wrote the article says, "how much of these traits could possibly trap her character into the strong black woman stereotype." In this show, so far I am almost done with season one, she is the ultimate cop. At times she needs help, but most of the time she would like to do it on her own. She is not vulnerable enough. It seems that she is too independent at times for a job that would require many people. Ichabod Crane was in the war but suddenly resurrected about 200 years later. He helps Abbie Mills try to destroy the headless horsemen. It just seems that she is too indestructible at times. Though I do feel that there at certain stereotypes of Detective Abbie Mills's character, I still love her character. She does a great job. I recommend this show highly. This is the link to the article I read. http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/on-sleepy-hollow-and-nicole-beharies-abbie-mills-saving-the-world

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Nobody's Business--- Documentary Directed by Alan Berliner, Takes place in his home.

I watched Nobody's Business by Alan Berliner. This was a very unique documentary. Alan's relationship with his grandfather was actually a rough one. That is why Alan decided to interview his grandfather so he can not only make their relationship better, but also learn about his father and his past.

This was a very unusual documentary because most of the time in documentaries, the person being interviewed is very polite. That was not the case in this one. The father was very hard to ask questions because a lot of the time he would answer who cares or who gives a shit. I would say that the grandfather has been the superior person throughout their lives.

The voice was powerful because one can see how into Alan was for this interview and how disinterested. It was almost like the grandfather was acting so distant to be funny. However, he did say something mean but very honest to Alan. He said, to Alan, that you are wasting your life making a documentary of me, no one cares. You have so much talent, use it on something that people will care about.

A film that I think presents a perceived power dynamic in the film is Forest Gump and Titanic. I believe that these films will be extremely strong for hundreds of years, and maybe forever because of the amazing story that they tell..