Since for this blog post we can choose our own topic, I have chosen to describe which documentary mode I have enjoyed studying the most this semester so far and relate it to modern documentaries that I have recently seen. I have enjoyed studying the expository documentary mode the best so far. This mode has the most films fall into this category. Some films we have viewed in class include Stranger with a Camera, The Corporation, and the Holocaust film we watched. In expository mode the director speaks directly to the viewer. I like documentaries because they are informative and when the film is over I feel that I have learned something. That is why I like this mode because I feel like it is still truthful, though some films can be biased. A few modern films that fall under this category that I have seen include Food Inc., the Earth documentaries by Nat Geo. and Super Size Me. I like these documentaries because logic supports the images being seen. There is voiceover by the “narrator” who is usually not ever seen. These documentaries express feeling and emotion to an issue, allowing the audience to form a perception on the matter. For example, in Super Size Me the filmmaker is explaining that eating McDonald’s every day for every meal is super unhealthy. The filmmaker hopes to persuade the audience into agreeing with his message about fast food in hopes to create awareness and change among society. Some critics question the ethics in making these films stating that these documentaries are too persuasive and “not allowing the audience to think for themselves.” I disagree with that idea because the documentary is made from the filmmakers perspective because they are trying to share their own idea with the public, by stating facts and showing real footage. Of course the filmmaker wants to persuade the audience and create awareness, that is why they felt the passion to create the film in the first place. It is up to the viewers whether they want to do more research on the topic or not after viewing a film like this. The audience should interpret the filmmakers perception through their own eyes, and not saying that the audience always should agree with the perspective of the filmmaker. Overall, I think that the expository mode of documentary is very effective and I have enjoyed learning about this style and relating that knowledge to critique documentaries that I have seen.