HST 119 Chapter : Notes on the Methodology Readings
13 Dec 2013
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They are concise, they offer not reflection or debate. The undeducated mind will not analyze it properly. Emotional investment and thinking that you are looking at reality prevents you from interpreting the past and thinking about its significance, i. e. you can"t put footnotes in a movie. Third world film makers work harder to make it clear that you are viewing the story from a specific vantage point. Raack: we can gain historical knowledge from film that we could not otherwise achieve. It can give a view of the multidimensional world in which people live. Film asks us to get engaged intensely in human emotions. Film can give us more of a sense of detail and specificity. Similarities between the process of reconstructing the past in both mediums. The historian brings in his own bias, the same way that the filmmaker does. 3rd world cinema wants to make you thinks. Feels strongly that different viewpoints must be represented.
