“knowing that you’re loved isn’t enough.”
i’m fairly new to documentary watching but i can already tell what i don’t entirely like about them, and this one has a lot of it. i wasn’t a fan of the overly exuberant dramatizations presented within this, as they gave a very real tragedy an almost fantastical change. the repeated flashing of news articles and punctuation on certain buzz words is annoying and i don’t know why filmmakers think there audiences are so dumb that we need to be infantilized with these accentuated images. trust that your viewer knows enough and comprehends your message to get it without needing to beat them over the head with it. as a recollection of sue klebold’s relationship with her son, both past, present and future, it went well enough. i liked how cognizant klebold is in her “failings” as a parent and the fact that she, to this day, is advocating for change. it’s a terrible thing that happened to her and of course it’s horrible for all the victims. i thought the movie jumped around a bit too much as well, offering random testimony from other parents and then quickly cutting away from them. can’t say i learned much but i do have a greater appreciation for klebold and the emphasis she puts on mental wellness.
“knowing that you’re loved isn’t enough.”
i’m fairly new to documentary watching but i can already tell what i don’t entirely like about them, and this one has a lot of it. i wasn’t a fan of the overly exuberant dramatizations presented within this, as they gave a very real tragedy an almost fantastical change. the repeated flashing of news articles and punctuation on certain buzz words is annoying and i don’t know why filmmakers think there audiences are so dumb that we need to be infantilized with these accentuated images. trust that your viewer knows enough and comprehends your message to get it without needing to beat them over the head with it. as a recollection of sue klebold’s relationship with her son, both past, present and future, it went well enough. i liked how cognizant klebold is in her “failings” as a parent and the fact that she, to this day, is advocating for change. it’s a terrible thing that happened to her and of course it’s horrible for all the victims. i thought the movie jumped around a bit too much as well, offering random testimony from other parents and then quickly cutting away from them. can’t say i learned much but i do have a greater appreciation for klebold and the emphasis she puts on mental wellness.
