The small cast in the movie all were played by themselves. The movie started out meaning to be a documentary, but ended up being more of a docu-drama, because of the fact that it ends up being more of a gap that forms between men and women. It shows the troubles married couples go through, drinking, drugs, etc. Mackenzie's abundance of patience produced a great film that captured the lives of people living their lives together in 1950s Las Angeles.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The Exiles (Journal article 1)
The Exiles by Kent Mackenzie was a film which really captured the realism of Las Angeles in the late 1950s. It's about Native Americans living in the big city. The idea to make the Exiles came from documentary training. In 1956 he made a film called Bunker Hill. It was a documentary about the area, but it ended up being a little less real than he wanted. He wanted to show it as it was, but his idea ended up being censored by the government. So as a result, he made the Exiles. He has had many relationships with Native Americans as friends so he then had the idea to make a film with challenges faced by young Native Americans living in Las Angeles. It wasn't as easy as he thought it was going to be though. He ended up running out of money several times, ended up having to change crew members, cast members had to be switched because of problems with the law, and the shooting took over 3 years to finish. Patience turned out to be his biggest help.
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Krystie -
This is a summary of an article, correct? You don't cite what you read and it reads like a positive review of the film - you call it "great" and feel that it successfully "captured" the lives of those in Los Angeles. Were you able to see the movie when it screened in the Union Theatre earlier this semester? Or is this just a summary of what the reporter wrote?
I'd be sure to cite the writer of the article next time, for clarity's sake, but also maybe read and write about another type of article? Here, you only felt compelled to write a summary. Where are your thoughts, your reactions? Did you have any? Reading an article about a film you haven't seen may make it difficult to weigh in, but in the last post, I'd like to see you offer some of your own considerations and opinions in your written commentary on the article you read.
On The Exiles,for example: any thoughts on the melding of documentary and fiction? on the representation of populations not normally represented on screen? On the struggles of film production?
All to say, I'd like to read more than summary here. I'd like to see you engage in some critical thinking and offer more of you.
As a summary this is a start; as a blog post for this class I hope you will be able to take it further next time.
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