The famous animated documentary film Waltz with Bashir attempts to and does draw our attention on turning against wars. As an anti-war film, Waltz with Bashir applies a highly unique form and an original narrative perspective. However, there are also voices saying that this film can actually not be classed as a documentary but should be concluded as a mockumentary due to the insertion of fictional matters, the facts that the film is completely scripted and etc. Before categorizing the film into a final shot, I would like to refer to the definition of "documentary". ... At the end of...

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The documentary film is a genre which has connotations with "truth" and reality. ... However while the film may appear to begin as an essay film initially it soon becomes clear that Moore is using the film and the quest to confront GM chairman Roger Smith as a platform to promote his political views and his own brand of media activism. ... The documentary film or rather the documentary films produced by Moore and Broomfield provide a very effective means of self publicity and in Moore's case influencing opinion. ... In this sense films like "Bowling for Columbine" can only help his publ...

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Participatory documentaries rely on the filmmaker to be part of the film, making direct contact to the subjects, and having their presence influence the film. ... The archive photos and films help draw the audience into the story, by giving them visuals of the actual events. ... This aspect adds a real weight to the film, and seriously emotionally invests the audience into the story. ... The beginning of the film gives us insight into the lives and marriage of Ankie and eventual victim Andre Spitzer. ... While the film is a documentary, it almost identifies within the genre of a thriller, as i...

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The Thin Blue Line (1988) has stirred up controversy regarding its fixture in a particular genre. Some critics have argued that this film possesses qualities which attribute it to being a docudrama , while others such as Errol Morris, the director of the film, insist that it is a documentary in its purest form. This debate has highlighted one of the major issues presented in the film. ... The second issue in which the film explores is the motivation of the director. ... The film utilised many stylistic and dynamic elements which was unlike conventional documentary approach. ...

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