1. What do you feel is the message the director is trying to express in this movie? Support your answer with examples.
I believe that the message
the director tried to express in the movie is the impact of television
on our society. We tend to believe anything just as long as news
reporters are reporting on it and networks are airing
it. The director made up absolutely everything including the footage
that was shot in the U.S. that was meant to depict what was going on in
Albania at the time, but no one thought to question it.
2. If applicable, discuss if you think this movie has accurate depictions of minorities or if they are situational? Why or why not?
I do not think that this
movie had inaccurate depictions of minorities because they had
minorities working in all different types of professions which is what
we would see in everyday life.
3. Explain if you think the director’s ethnic/cultural/professional background played a role in directing this film?
The director’s
professional background could have played a role in directing this film.
In his other works he addressed issues of race, political debate and
humor.
4. What groups (people of color, nationality, culture, class, gender etc.) may be offended or misinterpret this movie and why?
The people of Albania and
maybe even all of the former Yugoslavia and any other small countries
may have been offended. Mr. Fix It and the director didn’t for a second
believe that the people of Albania would do
anything to prove to everyone that this was all fake. They probably
couldn’t do much because the technology and possibilities for them were
so limited where in the U.S. they were endless. Illegal immigrants could
misinterpret this movie and be offended by
it because there was more attention focused on not hiring illegal
immigrants than it was on the fact that they were lying to everyone and
faking a war to boost someone’s reputation. Those with power are able to
do anything and get away with it.
5. What the movie added to your visual literacy?
Prior to having seen this
movie I had never thought about what all it is that producers and
directors can do to make something so simple seem so extravagant. They
were able to produce everything from smoke to buildings
to make the scene look real without anyone seeing any of it as
suspicious. I also enjoyed the scenes that were shot in the water. They
created a nice effect that I had not seen before.
6. What kind of artistic and/or visual means did the director use in the movie to focus our attention?
To focus our attention the
director used sound. There were songs created to help portray different
scenes and their attempts to fool people. The footage shot from under
the pool was used as a symbolization of how
someone could have been spying on the actors as they were scheming.I would greatly recommend this movie to someone who needs a few good laughs!
