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Reviews
Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (2018)
A good portrayal of women's experiences
This documentary is a sentimental and almost poetic portrayal of the experiences of women from different backgrounds. Gave it 8/10 because it lacks a bit the "documentary" style but I guess the aim was not to depict history, rather giving a glimpse of the moment these women shared in the 70s.
I believe the comparison with the Red Pill is wrong, as this documentary is not focused on an issue that needs to be debated or a phenomenon to be analysed, as opposed to Jaye's. Also, to those asking more self-reflection like Cassie Jaye did, a journalist or documentary maker should not appear on camera. The topic is the protagonist of the documentary, not the filmmaker.
The Red Pill (2016)
A Poorly Developed Idea
I started watching this documentary wanting to know more about MRAs, that is Men Rights Activists. Although I can say I have a few more info about the issues men claim are affected by, the documentary was a pain to watch.
From the filmmaker who defines herself a feminist for really shallow reasons, with no intersectionality and loads of white privilege, to the extremely amateurish shots and development, this documentary does not hit the target. Data and events are not contextualised, every word is taken out of it's context, as if we were just listening to everyone's own "truth". When making a documentary, there is no relative truth. There are facts and interpretations of them. Whereas we can discuss the latter, there is no discuss over the former.