“Man with a Movie Camera” is a film about a filmmaker and
his world. Set in Russia, this movie captures the surroundings, doings, and
ideas of a man with a camera. It is definitely one of the most experimental
documentaries I have seen. This piece takes us on a journey through what life
is like for a man like this one that has a movie camera as his sole companion.
There are various scenes to take in of many different things. A woman is seen
waking up, there is an outside view of people walking in the streets, trolley
trains going by, people in shops, and creepy mannequins. Nothing seems to
really correlate with one another. However, this is his life and how he wants
it to be presented. With the use of music to heighten effect this can take us
on a oftentimes surreal view of this man’s routine. Some of the processes
involved were repetitive. Like the scenes with filming the people in the car
and the children noticing the camera. The editing process is also shown for the
footage gathered in this movie. It’s like a movie within a movie kind of a
feeling. This piece made me realize that I am a small portion of something
bigger. I live life in a way that most people would not. Everyone has their own
way of seeing things. This man wanted the viewers to see life through his lens.
No pun intended. I think this is a beautiful way of capturing one’s own point
of view of how they see the world they live in. It might be crazy and hectic,
as this was probably not for the epilepsy prone, yet, composition-wise it was
amazing and content-wise it was inventive. I really enjoyed this one.
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