For the documentary response I chose to watch the full length documentary This Film is Not Yet Rated. This is a film that explores the rating system in Hollywood, how films are rated, what experiences past filmmakers have had with movie ratings, and how the MPAA decides what is what, and who they really are as a corporation.
This is a participatory style documentary, which means that the people on the screen look like they are at the same level of power as the viewer. As Kirby Dick goes through this process of getting to the bottom of the rating system, we feel as if we are coming along with him, and it's the same idea as the when he hires the private investigator. Shots such as the ones where we feel like we are in the car with him are good examples of why we feel like we are on the same level as us. He also shows you images, and proves his point so well, that we not only feel like we are on this journey with him, but we also sympathize with his argument.
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