This paper will comment on an article called “Town upset over 'The Cove '”. Drawing upon the scenes from the film, some lines from the article Bill Nichol’s “Introduction to Documentary” this paper will begin by telling the audience why the film was made very well and why it deserved an Oscar. It will then enlist specific scenes in the movie that show the reasons it is a good movie. This paper will argue that it is right for the cove to win an Oscar. It will raise a larger question about how the combination of documentaries and thriller or non-fiction can be better than just making a documentary.
An Oscar award is given to many movies in different categories every year and every year one or two movies …show more content…
The sequence of the scenes is very well organized and leaves a deep impact on the audience mind and makes sure that the audience is entertained in the whole movie. Initially they show how difficult it was for Ric O’ Barry to get through to the place where the slaughter happened. They show how he called Psihoyos to help him but he also isn’t able to do anything. Then they go to the scene where Psihoyos makes his Ocean’s eleven team and they come. When his team is introduced the audience feels as if that these guys will come and everything will be okay. This excites the audience but when the team meets with failure it really surprises the audience. Then they show how finally a bright idea from Psihoyos helped solve the whole problem and they were finally able to solve the problem. This idea of the team encounters many problems but is still able to shoot the scene really appeals to the audience and gets them …show more content…
It uses many different techniques to capture the audiences attention to a very sensitive issue. Psihoyos has used techniques to help the audience know what to feel in a particular scene. In some scenes he does it through the use of some particular music. In some cases he does it through shooting the scene from a night vision camera. Another technique that also helps us get a better understanding about the whole scene is the narration. The movie has all the characteristics that an Oscar winning film should have and it definitely deserves and Oscar. The movie points out a very interesting fact that is the combination of documentary and thrillers can definitely