The more informed youth!

I believe controversy is what gives political documentary it's power. Anytime you talk about a sensitive issues you are going to get people fired up and get people involved, which would give a film more power the more it's talked about. Look at a lot of the Micheal Moore films, some are not really great films, but he makes films that promote controversy and they become wildly powerful films. I think that is exactly the point, get people talking and shed some light on some important topics! Many of these films have a David and Goliath feel, small man blows whistle on a big corporation or someone showing us another dark side of dirty politics.There have been many well done documentaries that I have watched that are on more simple subjects and a lot of those films never seem to get very popular. The documentary films that do seem to have more power behind them are the ones people talk about and they all seem to come with a big taste of controversy!!

Look at this weeks film American Blackout, filled with controversy. At first I didn't care for the film or Cynthia McKinney. The more I watch this film I was like ... "wow, maybe the Bush victory really was tainted". I love how she seemed like a normal American up there on capital hill speaking the voice of many of us. I wish there were more people like her in our government. This film showed how media could be used in so many ways, showing past voter turn out and broke them down in race, age and voting habits. Then taking numbers and using them to a political parties advantage or by the stroke of a pen changing where voting booths are sent.

Even know there are many, many avenues for us to get in touch with our political leader through media, I think the face to face and see the public is still number one. I like how Cynthia McKinney was at rallies and or knocking on peoples doors and made herself seen. I know this weeks question wants us to talk about communities and their linkage to their political leaders. I know for me it's an overload of media crap during election times. Political leaders use many forms social media to persuade our vote. It's all over the Internet, junk in email, all over the TV and my favorite, the recorded messages sent to my cell phone. I guess the media is a good avenue for the common person to feel like they have a voice, blogging or sending an email to your local politician is a something people didn't have in the past that now people can use to feel more connected. Maybe since young loving there electronic media is the reason why they have shown up to vote in such big numbers in the past decade, they feel much more informed by all the social media!!


A few video that talk about the youth vote in America!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N70hP4dPFx8&NR=1



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEE8QTZqrwU&NR=1