11-26-2020, 04:52 PM
Dick Johnson Is Dead (2020)
At the start of this Netflix documentary, director Kirsten Johnson says of her father Dick "He's a psychiatrist. I'm a camera person. I suggested we make a movie about him dying. He said yes". The two of them then act out possible deaths for Dick (who is beginning to suffer from Alzheimer's), in a comedic, slapstick fashion, like him falling down the stairs, or being stabbed in the neck. So it's a father and daughter getting to kinda share their professions with each, exploring death emotionally and psychologically and explaining the mechanics of recreating it on film with stunt doubles and fake blood. She also has her father act out what heaven might be like, incorporating a super slowmo dance sequence, it's incredibly beautiful and magical. Dick even participates in a performance of his own funeral, very much enjoying the black humour but for others it's far too real and upsetting. The viewer may find the film an uplifting, hilarious and illuminating tribute, or they could find it in poor taste (It was the former for me).
Time (2020)
A documentary by Garrett Bradley in which she films the efforts of Fox Richardson to raise her sons and get her husband released from a 60-year prison sentence (with no parole) for armed robbery, plus incorporates extensive home video footage shot by Fox herself over the years. It's an elegant, artistic, black and white portrait of a family and their determination and love for each other. However, this arty, non-linear approach skips over a lot of detail and if you are going to ask an audience the question "does the punishment fit the crime?" then I think you do need to spend some time describing exactly what the crime actually was, beyond it's name and to discuss the events that led to such an inflated tariff. I later simply googled the case and discovered these facts for myself e.g. that 60-years is triple the usual maximum sentence in Louisiana.
At the start of this Netflix documentary, director Kirsten Johnson says of her father Dick "He's a psychiatrist. I'm a camera person. I suggested we make a movie about him dying. He said yes". The two of them then act out possible deaths for Dick (who is beginning to suffer from Alzheimer's), in a comedic, slapstick fashion, like him falling down the stairs, or being stabbed in the neck. So it's a father and daughter getting to kinda share their professions with each, exploring death emotionally and psychologically and explaining the mechanics of recreating it on film with stunt doubles and fake blood. She also has her father act out what heaven might be like, incorporating a super slowmo dance sequence, it's incredibly beautiful and magical. Dick even participates in a performance of his own funeral, very much enjoying the black humour but for others it's far too real and upsetting. The viewer may find the film an uplifting, hilarious and illuminating tribute, or they could find it in poor taste (It was the former for me).
Time (2020)
A documentary by Garrett Bradley in which she films the efforts of Fox Richardson to raise her sons and get her husband released from a 60-year prison sentence (with no parole) for armed robbery, plus incorporates extensive home video footage shot by Fox herself over the years. It's an elegant, artistic, black and white portrait of a family and their determination and love for each other. However, this arty, non-linear approach skips over a lot of detail and if you are going to ask an audience the question "does the punishment fit the crime?" then I think you do need to spend some time describing exactly what the crime actually was, beyond it's name and to discuss the events that led to such an inflated tariff. I later simply googled the case and discovered these facts for myself e.g. that 60-years is triple the usual maximum sentence in Louisiana.
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