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Post by fartyfartsalot on Jul 17, 2017 4:19:20 GMT
Do you think it was a good film & deserved the Best Documentary Oscar?
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Post by itsthatguyme on Jul 29, 2017 20:00:08 GMT
Idk. I didn't bother watching it. I don't get the fascination with it. It's an overexposed case that's been done to death. I get it. A famous black man killed some ppl..wow! ..and?! There are way more interesting murders that happen everyday. People kidnapping women and holding them hostage in a basement and then fathering children by them... now THATS a story
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Post by HumanFundRecipient on Jul 30, 2017 0:16:47 GMT
Idk. I didn't bother watching it. I don't get the fascination with it. It's an overexposed case that's been done to death. I get it. A famous black man killed some ppl..wow! ..and?! There are way more interesting murders that happen everyday. People kidnapping women and holding them hostage in a basement and then fathering children by them... now THATS a story Yeah, a case that got a typical two-hour Lifetime movie, and at least one book... OR... a case that brought to light issues of (in no particular order) domestic violence, police brutality, fame, race and racial attitude; and multiple books by both the prosecution and defense sides, journalists, trial witnesses and jurors; not to mention the 10-part limited series dramatization that also won awards. I get not wanting to spend 7+ hours of your life on one massive show. In the age of binge watching, that's your choice.
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Post by fartyfartsalot on Jul 30, 2017 1:06:37 GMT
Idk. I didn't bother watching it. I don't get the fascination with it. It's an overexposed case that's been done to death. I get it. A famous black man killed some ppl..wow! ..and?! There are way more interesting murders that happen everyday. People kidnapping women and holding them hostage in a basement and then fathering children by them... now THATS a story The documentary wasn't all about the murder case. In fact, it was probably about 30% of it.
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Post by gogoschka1 on Jul 30, 2017 13:55:19 GMT
It's fucking amazing. I'm a lazy bugger and I hate to repeat myself, so I'll just copy-paste my IMDb review of the film to give you my thoughts on it:
Watching a 7.5-hour long documentary about a case we all think we know may seem a daunting task at first, but trust me: you'll have a very hard time to resist the urge to binge watch the whole mini series once you've started. This documentary (which to me felt like a seven-and-a-half-hour feature film) is - in my humble opinion - one of the greatest achievements in American filmmaking and utterly captivating from the beginning to the end.
Where the equally brilliant - but fictional - series 'The Wire' took the topic of crime as a means to cast a look at all aspects and social layers of a whole city (Baltimore), 'O.J.: Made in America' examines the life and crimes of a single man (albeit one leading a very public life) to cast a very close look at American society as a whole, and the result is the most complete in depth analysis of our divided nation's collective psyche I have ever seen.
The portrait that emerges is so fascinating and so revealing and educational (and I hate to admit: thrillingly entertaining) that I believe this should be recommended viewing in schools and colleges across the country. And if you think: "Meh, I know that story, it's been all over the news - not interested", think again. Trust me, you do not know this story (or better: these stories). And there's a big chance you'll understand a great deal more about America once you've finished watching this masterpiece.
I know I'm dishing out superlatives here, but it's like director Ezra Edelman made the ultimate documentary - perhaps even the ultimate film. 'O.J.: Made in America' functions on so many levels; it's like watching a whole collection of films where the same protagonist inexplicably lives through a wide array of very different stories (which somehow STILL manage to end up as ONE cohesive tale). Just to give you an impression how rich this documentary is, I tried to count the stories and most dominant themes and found at least 10 (although you could probably find more):
1. There's the fascinating story of a poor kid from the ghetto rising through sheer will and enormous talent to become an American icon and superstar.
2. There's a great - and uplifting - sport story (especially for Football fans) that is usually the material of Hollywood films.
3. There's the very human drama of a genuine love story turning into an abusive relationship plagued by domestic violence.
4. There's the mesmerizing and shocking murder mystery;
5. the thrilling courtroom drama;
6. a razor-sharp satire about our and our media's unhealthy fixation on celebrities;
7. an unbelievable, surreal story of a nationwide man-hunt that gives Spielberg's 'Sugarland Express' a run for its money;
8. a close examination of the U.S. judicial system;
9. the story of the rise and the very, very steep fall of a man who had it all and lost everything;
10. an eye-opening story about race relations in America over the past 50 years
And as incredible as it may seem, those stories are all real.
The way Edelman managed to put them all together to forge this groundbreaking documentary can't be praised enough. A unique experience. 10 stars out of 10.
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