A couple weeks back my brother had commented to my youngest brother and me that he was going to go to Herberger Theater to watch a pre-screening with his entire school. We youtube’d the film wanting to learn a bit more of what he was going to be in for and watched the trailer for it. It really drew in my attention as it did my brother’s, and so I decided to take my youngest brother to go and watch it.
The film is called, The Human Experience and is a story narrated by a young man trying to make sense of the world. To try and accomplish this big task, himself and some of his friends from the shelter that they grew up in, would travel the world to find the answers to such questions. Their first experience was lived out in the streets of New York living as a homeless person would, second experience in an orphanage in Peru, and third experience in the leper colonies of Ghana. The narrator’s voice played in the background as they went to these different places trying to seek the answers to the world’s toughest questions. I really enjoyed watching it, the film revolved around these three settings as the characters within the film would comment on their own experiences about it. The story overall was very touching, the people that they interviewed and spent time with gave them great insight into the meaning of life. The children, the homeless and the lepers taught them great lessons even without any actual communication going on. Their joy brought a knot in my throat because even through all the hardship that they had faced, they were smiling and happy to have them as company.
At the end of the screening, two of the screenplay writers, as well as two of the characters in the film, took the time to answer some questions afterwards about the film. They both grew up in a Catholic shelter and wanted to create a movie that never said the word Jesus in it but still created that prolife message that they were after. The film was fantastic, I thought because they had accomplished just that, they portrayed how life is precious no matter what someone’s situations is. The travelers learned much about life in producing the film and they did a great job in inviting the audience to tag along on the ride and also experience what they were feeling. As in creative nonfiction the film was produced in such a way that it made it relatable to its audience.
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Hey, Diana
ReplyDeleteFrom the way you describe the movie it sounds pretty interesting. I think everyone has come across those types of questions in their lives. Your writing is well organized and easy to follow, it’s a breeze to read through. I particularly liked the fact that you described a physical reaction that the movie instilled upon you. I believe that is a clear sign that the movie utilized the exact technique that is important in all creative non-fiction. Creating a character a person can relate to is vital for our writing, without it readers lose interest and stop reading. Over all nice job look forward to more.
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ReplyDeleteWow. I would love to see that. It sounds amazing. What I took from your post is that the real-life situations is what was so moving about it. I bet there are a lot of great techniques used in this movie that can be helpful in writing nonfiction. One of the great things about nonfiction is that you can bring something real to people's attention. It can bring change.
Your writing has a very easy flow to it and I am looking forward to getting to know you through the blog.