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..
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