I watched a 29 minute documentary on knights in the middle ages by Terry Jones. This documentary attempted to explore the roots of the knight stereotype, and see how close it was to the truth. My personal vision of a medieval knight was changed, due to exposure of some amazing facts.
One interesting note was how [...]
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The tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001 affected the thoughts and beliefs of Americans everywhere. This documentary looks into a radical belief that the U.S. Government played a huge role in the Sept. 11 attacks. The film looked into questionable facts that clashed with what the government claims actually happened. The conflicting facts that had the [...]
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Shut up and Sing (2006), is a documentary that follows the country pop star group, the Dixie Chicks while they fight for their freedom of speech. The documentary elaborated on the fight for freedom of speech and how people will sacrifice their fame and success to protect it. The Dixie Chicks were the “all [...]
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“Our Daily Bread” is a documentary by Nikolaus Geyrhalter. This 2005 film dives into the world of food production and goes inside of factory walls to really show how food is prepared. The images are, at some points, hard to watch- and at other points, just plain surprising. The visuals go a [...]
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Ever since the September 11, 2001 attacks on our country, there has been a considerable amount of buzz circling the news about certain theories of who committed this act. Although our government pointed its fingers at Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda terrorists, there have been countless people who have challenged that idea.
I [...]
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The documentary “Bigger, Stronger, Faster” is a documentary on the use of steroids and the truths about how dangerous they actually are. Before viewing this movie I viewed steroids as the root of all evil in sports. This documentary shows that steroids do not necessarily have harmful side effects when used properly. The documentary showed [...]
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Los Trabajadores is a documentary about Mexican immigrants who come to the United States in hopes of discovering a better life and more work as jobs are scarce in their native country. Many of the men who were followed came alone and left their families behind. They came to the United States and found a [...]
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Death on a Factory Farm is a documentary about the cruelty on hog farms. The film focused on one farm in Ohio. An undercover investigator named “Pete” posed as a worker on the farm. He was able to obtain video of the cruelty that was being inflicted on these hogs. Baby [...]
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I grew up in eastern North Carolina and the battles on tobacco road have always intrigued me. There have been many historic basketball battles between the University of North Carolina and Duke University.
The documentary “Battle for Tobacco Road” gives an in detail history of this fierce rivalry. I was able to learn so [...]
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Documentary Film: Man on Wire
The documentary film “Man on Wire” is a truly motivational film about a French tight rope walker, Philippe Petit, who accomplishes his dream of walking between the World Trade Center towers in New York City. His dream began as a teenager in France, when he came across an article about [...]
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Documentary: “Who killed the Electric Car?”
I watched the documentary “Who killed the Electric Car?” by filmmaker Chris Paine. The documentary explores the creation, limited commercialization, and finally the destruction of the electric vehicle EV1. It features interviews with Tom Hanks and Mel Gibson who both had an EV1 and both had only good things to [...]
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The documentary that I watched told the story of Ben Underwood. Ben Underwood is an extraordinary child that has no eyes. However, he can still see! He uses his hearing to help him “see” things that are around him. He uses a clicking noise with his tongue, which is similar to [...]
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After watching this documentary on how much better natural birth is, nothing makes me want to have children in a hospital more. Giving birth naturally consists of having the baby at home with no medicine and no medical supervision. It is supposed to be pain free, more sterile and more comfortable than having a child [...]
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