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Is the Crown at War With Us?

            Is the crown at war with us? is a documentary about the fight for native fishing rights in New Brunswick.
             The title says it all. Is the crown at war with us? is a question this film provokes from the audience throughout. Bringing to light racial issues, culture, and violence in an attempt to inform, allowing the audience to think and understand more about these issues. We see firsthand what the natives have been battling with for years, taken on a journey through time and shown the history of the Mi'gmaq. This is accomplished within the documentary structure and editing. It shows a story unfolding before us but with less narrative than a typical fiction film. We see a slowly progressive linear order of events with a flatter more broken up development. There is a climax which is when most of the violence occurs with the boats and weapons, death threats with guns and arrests. Bit by bit we are able to piece the story together and see how this documentary takes us on the Mi'gmaqs' journey recapping incidents from the past and how they have influenced and affected their future.
             Natural lighting and diegetic sound was used throughout. This was great as you were able to see the pure beauty of the community and landscape. Filmed on location giving a real sense and feel for the people there allowing the audience to experience the situation and what life is like there on a daily basis. This technique enabled the audience to identify with their struggle. Another film technique used was repetition. This was shown in motiffs with reocurring ideas for example in the interviews much of the same opinions were repeated and re-established, as well as repeated shots of the boat running over the fishermen. This was played back in slow motion as a way of emphasis and to shock the audience stirring an emotional response to the event. .
             The use of interviews gave valid personal responses and opinions to the situation.


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