Miscellaneous Movie Musings

Alex · 01-22-2008, 09:58 AM

Watched 3 documentaries this weekend:

Helvetica - I think I mentioned this already but can't remember if it was here or in LJ and I'm too lazy to look upthread. Vaguely interesting.

Breasts: A Documentary - An hour-long Cinemax doc from back in the late '90s. Some interesting insights. 22 women talking about all aspects of their boobs and their relationships with said protuberances. The part about breast implants was particularly interesting since it was made right near the silicone hysteria and accepts it as fact but the last ten years has not been kind to the broad claims being made back then without much scientific evidence.

Maxed Out - A documentary about the perils and insanity of easy credit and predatory lending. Filmed just a few months too soon so misses the beginning of the real estate meltdown. Nothing in the movie is necessarily wrong but it really glosses over the role of personal responsibility as if somehow massive credit card debt is a random disease that strikes without warning.

01-22-2008, 09:58 AM	#11
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Watched 3 documentaries this weekend: Helvetica - I think I mentioned this already but can't remember if it was here or in LJ and I'm too lazy to look upthread. Vaguely interesting. Breasts: A Documentary - An hour-long Cinemax doc from back in the late '90s. Some interesting insights. 22 women talking about all aspects of their boobs and their relationships with said protuberances. The part about breast implants was particularly interesting since it was made right near the silicone hysteria and accepts it as fact but the last ten years has not been kind to the broad claims being made back then without much scientific evidence. Maxed Out - A documentary about the perils and insanity of easy credit and predatory lending. Filmed just a few months too soon so misses the beginning of the real estate meltdown. Nothing in the movie is necessarily wrong but it really glosses over the role of personal responsibility as if somehow massive credit card debt is a random disease that strikes without warning.
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