Originally posted by ShinyRedSport:
Thank you but no
doc·u·men·ta·ry
Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents.
--->Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.<---
/pwned
Oh yeah?, how about:
"n. pl. doc·u·men·ta·ries
A work, such as a film or television program, presenting political, social, or historical subject matter in a factual and informative manner and often consisting of actual news films or interviews accompanied by narration".
And more importantly,
"[t]he Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences states that documentary films are defined as "those dealing with historical, social, scientific, or economic subjects, either photographed in actual occurrence or re-enacted, and where the emphasis is more on factual content than that on entertainment."
There is therefore no reason why a propaganda film could be characterized as a documentary under the definition of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Last edited by 96RedSE5Sp; 09/03/03 07:36 AM.
