My take on The Take
Beydoun 1 Genua Beydoun
English 1020-059
10-17-13
My take on The Take I’ve seen a lot of documentaries, most of which I was able to understand, when I signed up to watch the take I was not informed that the majority of the film would be in Spanish… Now I couldn’t understand a lot of what the locals were saying, however the documentary was narrated thus giving a good understanding of what was going on. Of the limited amount I was able to understand The Take is a documentary following the lives of Argentineans taking back what they lost from the fall of their economy. In The Take, director Avi Lewis and writer Naomi Klein present to us a story of workers struggling to reclaim what they have lost to an economic collapse. The documentary shows the controversy of the citizens and governmental authority through the eyes of the average resident of Buenos Aires using political rhetoric, simple solution, and pathos.
The Take is a documentary written and directed by Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis. Avi Lewis, The Take’s director/producer, is Canada’s most outspoken journalist, he is controversial but an eloquent media personality. Naomi Klein the writer/producer of The Take, is a writer most known for her best seller “No Logo: taking aim at the brand bullies”. The documentary was shot in Argentina within the course of 7 months in 2001, but was not released until 2004. The film itself falls under the genre of documentary or economics. The Take is meant to be seen by everyone that has ever been affected by a poor economy, not just those from Argentina.
Argentina at the time (2001), was known as a “Globalized ghost town”. The name was given to the country after several tragic events occurred that included a dramatic fall in poverty and unemployment following an economic crisis. It all started with the reign of Carlos Menem. He was elected in 1999 but was not able to fully destroy Argentina and its residents until 2001. During Menem’s reign half the country was below
English 1020-059
10-17-13
My take on The Take I’ve seen a lot of documentaries, most of which I was able to understand, when I signed up to watch the take I was not informed that the majority of the film would be in Spanish… Now I couldn’t understand a lot of what the locals were saying, however the documentary was narrated thus giving a good understanding of what was going on. Of the limited amount I was able to understand The Take is a documentary following the lives of Argentineans taking back what they lost from the fall of their economy. In The Take, director Avi Lewis and writer Naomi Klein present to us a story of workers struggling to reclaim what they have lost to an economic collapse. The documentary shows the controversy of the citizens and governmental authority through the eyes of the average resident of Buenos Aires using political rhetoric, simple solution, and pathos.
The Take is a documentary written and directed by Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis. Avi Lewis, The Take’s director/producer, is Canada’s most outspoken journalist, he is controversial but an eloquent media personality. Naomi Klein the writer/producer of The Take, is a writer most known for her best seller “No Logo: taking aim at the brand bullies”. The documentary was shot in Argentina within the course of 7 months in 2001, but was not released until 2004. The film itself falls under the genre of documentary or economics. The Take is meant to be seen by everyone that has ever been affected by a poor economy, not just those from Argentina.
Argentina at the time (2001), was known as a “Globalized ghost town”. The name was given to the country after several tragic events occurred that included a dramatic fall in poverty and unemployment following an economic crisis. It all started with the reign of Carlos Menem. He was elected in 1999 but was not able to fully destroy Argentina and its residents until 2001. During Menem’s reign half the country was below