Baraka

The last part of the video shows the lost boys being re-united with their family. This is probably the most heartwarming part of the documentary. Back in Africa, children are shown singing songs upon one of their arrival. One of the lost boys shares a picture of a woman who was chosen for him to marry. The aftermath of the film shares their upcoming success upon moving to the United States. This shows different cultures can be adapted no matter how different they are from each

A documentary is an expository text that informs its audience about an issue person or event using visual and auditory conventions to convey a message. Documentaries are often used to reveal an unusual, interesting or unknown angle. Topics are limited only by one's imagination. The documentary Blackfish is the story of Tilikum, a captive killer whale that has taken the lives of several people, it underscores problems within the sea-park industry, man's relationship to nature, and how little has been learned about these highly intelligent mammals. This documentary was directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. The ideas that orcas are wild and unpredictable, Seaworld’s treatment of orcas are inhumane and Seaworld’s was negligent in their training of their trainers. These ideas are shown throughout the documentary as visual techniques of Celebrity figure, expert opinion, audio codes, the documentary technique of interviews, archival footage and written codes. I think these ideas in the documentary are quite true and are well proven throughout the documentary.

What they do to these animals is not humanistic and is cruel. After they get them off the truck from the “farm” they line them up and put them in a machine that clamps them down and does not let them move. Then they take a captive bolt gun and shoot them in the head, but half the time it does not kill them it just stuns them. After that happens, they hang them by their back legs and slit their throats this lets them drain as much blood out as possible. Meanwhile most of the animals are still alive when they get hung upside down and get their throats slit it takes about 20 seconds to completely kill the animal after the throat has been slit so while it is upside down it is still

This short film clearly demonstrated how culture influences a person since childhood, the easy a child can acclimate to their circumstance; babies cannot distinguish from been poor or wealthy. I was able to observe their smile of the babies from Nambia while they were playing with the rocks sitting in the floor playing with dirt and the babies from Magnolia where playing with animals, compare with the babies in USA and Japon, where their parents provides their babies with expensive clothing, strollers and are playing in playgrounds and sitting in clean floors inside their houses.

First, there was a lack of experts. They did show knowledgeable people but none of which talked about the complicated science of food and legal concerns. You see when a mother without legal education and a farmer discusses food economics, their words seem less than believable. Perhaps some people were afraid of the limelight and would rather stay silent or maybe food economists or lawyers were at the back of the mind of the directors. Second, is the shortage of solutions. The film is indeed informative, but as it progressed, its just one complaint after the other without concrete proposals. At the end of the film it left the viewers with the common notion of just buy the organic and local products. And I am aware that the purpose of the documentary is to share the information but its 2017 already and nothing has changed. Without collective action and alternatives, there will be miniscule progress. It is quite brave to directly unravel the truth but when you fight with the giants, you need a stronger

Doesn’t it kill you to see a movie and see an animal get killed or just hurt in it? Good thing that’s all special effects. Back in the day, around 1966, movies didn’t always use special effects. Khartoum, a movie based on a holy war in the Sudan desert, directed by Basil Dearden and Eliot Elisofon, used horses a great deal, but did not use the special effects in order to not hurt the animals. Many horses died in the making of this movie, as well as others, even including a major hit, Ben-Hur. Today, there are many activist groups that fight for and about the unfair treatment and protection for animals in everyday life. The People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is one of these groups. PETA was founded in

In conclusion to everything about the film. The director of this film made very strong points about the pathos side throughout the whole entire movie by using the sad images and videos of the Orca whales and the deaths of trainers in the movie but also with the upbeat music from the commercials for Sea-world. She also does really well with portraying the logos in the whole movie as well with all of the information that was provided in the movie. But as I said in the beginning, it lacked in ethos hugely and should have been

Peta investigation found a farmer killing injured turkeys by beating them with a metal rod, leaving them alive and tossing them aside to slowly die. The industry deemed this act as legal and ignored the farmers beating the turkeys. Many turkeys were taken to the slaughter sick and half dead for being loaded on the transportation truck and given no water or food and traveling through unforeseen weather conditions. The final words of Alec Baldwin from the PETA investigation is when you sit down at your table, become a vegetarian for the sake of all the animals in the world. The problem with the animals continue to be abuse are people turning their heads to the abuse. The profits from the animals are more important than their treatment.

Throughout time humans have forged sympathy for numerous animals, created from the relationships we have developed over time, bonding and interacting with them. We have a grimace look with an animal that's been physically abused or a farm animal being butchered for the meat that eventually make its to the grocery shelf. Having watched videos on supermarket suppliers we don't realize the apathy of some various meat, dairy and egg industries that settle their animals in heinous conditions and have utter negligence for their sentience. It becomes certain that these wondrous animals who provide us with an ecological resource are not respected and action is necessary to punish those individuals. As a society we sometimes disregard the death of some animals, it's unfair but we are just biased on the affection we show to certain animals.

The people main fear is that the enjoyment of hunting is borderline for murderous un valid deaths of hundreds of animals. With no animals throughout the lands it then creates our near extension. A major event that puts hunting on the line of inhumane are glorified killing of innocent animals in rural places such as in China. Here dogs and others are skinned then burned all with a smile on their face, and what if the fates of these creatures was different . It very well could be, with the help of educating, the citizens along with those protesting the animal lives all be erased. Why not show the respect for these animals. The article Give Thanks for Meat shares Wislawa Szymborska’s poem in which he recites “ There is nothing more animal-like than a clear conscience on the third planet of the sun” (Bost). For the non poem majors this is simply saying it is unrealistic to think you will never kill anything. What a suitable way to show how it is our nature to

A three year-old boy was born with facial deformities as the result of a prenatal complication. He was born with a hole in his face, which was where his nose was supposed to be. He was also born without an upper jaw and eyes. The little boy, whose name is Yahya, was shielded from other people by his parents.

The film itself is a documentary, meaning every moment has historically happened. The film is full of facts and elements that touches the heart. A reliable christian company has produced the movie, and has won many awards making it trustworthy. Though there are some facts there are also drama and opinions. Glady the movie uses facts to prove their opinions. The design of the movie feels very organized and formal. The film is a reliable source for the movie itself is just a visual record of historical events.

MDA2200 Documentary Film Treatment Title Homeless, not Hopeless Log-line Melvina moved to London to pursue her career as psychologist. During her stay she fell put with her aunt Janet and became homeless. This documentary talks about how being homeless has changed her life.

The film "Baraka", is a documentary that takes the viewer on a fantastic journey around the world. One thing that is unique about this documentary is that it Fricke filmed it as a silent documentary, which means that there is no narration or communication in the movie. The film takes us to an hour and a half long journey across twenty-five countries and records everyday human activities and events that take place around the world. Producer of the film, Mark Magidson, states that (About Baraka) "The goal of the movie was to reach past language, nationality, religion, and politics and speak to the inner viewer." In other words, they wanted to present these aspects of the film to the audiences and show them something that they probably have not seen before. (1992)

I didn’t really start watching “Baraka” with an open mind. I struggled to understand the intense music and all the scenes that included nature. The rituals and different religions featured, gave a sense of connectivity between people and nature. It also showed how even though all these religions and rituals are different, all these differing people are the same in the sense of having an order and authenticity that brings them together. On a less serious note, I found some of the chants very interesting. Some of them even had a wonderful beat to them. The face and body paint was also something I admired and made these people stand out from one another. It felt strange watching and admiring these diverse communities and realizing that we don’t know much about culture. I could only name a few religions and not one tribe was familiar to me. I thought how sometimes we only immerse ourselves in a culture around us or simply avoid it and follow the “trend of the day”. In fact, even though society turns their face on these people and their beliefs, I felt like an outsider who has lost herself to the ideas of our modern society. The film included a lot of scenes symbolizing the preservation of culture. Technology and the different labor atmospheres acted as a huge difference between the cities of the authentic people and the modern people. The beautiful colorful outfits, the interesting head-gear, and wonderful dancing also diminished as these people changed to join the modern