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Originally Posted by Sly
I never understand why people take documentaries as gospel. They are usually fairly interesting and can provide some good insight, but there is always a bias and almost always money behind the project.
Oh and you guys are talking about reality shows more or less, not documentaries. They are fun and entertaining, but too much staging goes on. Reality show.
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It's because a documentary has to form a thesis or an opinion of its own. without that you just have a bunch of clips that would make it boring as hell.. even the national geographic ones try to make a statement, despite being a bit dull and not as over the top as current doc films.
It is humorous seeing people take them as absolute fact and indisputable. Just because they have to back up their claims with some evidence doesn't mean that the evidence isn't weak or completely circumstantial. I still enjoy watching them, but I use them as an inspirational tool to read more on the subject myself and come to my own conclusions, a practice that is a dying art form I would imagine.