March 18, 2007
Medium Drool
The films we've watched in class up to this point have all contained some sort of story line that was entertaining. Medium Cool depends too much on the use of the actual riot and footage of the day. Because of this the story gets lost and it becomes a bad story with really great footage. If the film was just going to be a series of shots from the actual time period the filmmakers could make it more interesting by turning it into an actual documentary. The story ends up working against the power of the actual footage and turns the film into a boring, poorly written drama.
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Medium Cool could have been a better film if it had focused more on the real events surrounding it. The civil Rights movement is not only the most important part of the film, but it is the most interesting part. The Civil Rights movement should have been the main focus of the film, mainly because the actual characters were not strong enough to keep the story going. The underlying message of the message of the film, that everyone is watching, especially when the two character get into the car accident at the end was another interesting part of the film, but it was not as important as it should have been. If the filmmaker concentrated less on the characters and more on the events surrounding them then the film would have been much more influential.
I agree with the idea that Medium Cool depended too much on actual footage to form a compelling story. The films actual events that occur are much more interesting than the fictional story line itself. After viewing this film it seems that the story was poorly constructed, and too many characters were included in the final product. If more focus was brought on fewer characters the audience may have developed more of a connection and ultimately a stronger story to follow.
To be honest, I liked that Medium Cool incorporated both real events and a fictional story line. The Civil Rights movement WAS the main focus of the film, but I thought the story helped move the film along and bring out key points in what the Civil Rights movement was about, and how it effected not only those directly involved, but those who stood willingly/unwillingly watching on the sidelines. I will agree that the story was slow, VERY slow at some points, but it had its strong points as well. Unfortunatly, to take notice of them, you had to have firm understanding of what messages were being tied in where, which was difficult when it seemed there was so much going on with the charachters and the event itself.
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