What is the overall theme or
point of the film? What is its purpose? Does
it argue for a position? Does it critique a position? What kind of impact does
it seek to achieve with - and upon - its intended audience?
The film mainly addresses a demographic
of young males in Qatar when it comes to fatalities of stunt driving accidents. The film seems to take a stance against this sort of reckless driving as evidenced by the constant statistics related to stunt driving deaths in the transition slide, e.g. "224 people were killed in 2009..."
Thus, the film takes an objective approach as it explores
the hidden underworld of reckless driving to understand the reasoning behind such an extreme and dangerous pastime that has resulted in numerous atrocious deaths. For example, some former stunt drivers are interviewed to offer insightful perspectives, as well as non-stunt drivers, police officers for the multi-perspective experience.
Of course, despite its objectivity, the film clearly established a concerned stance surrounding the sport. For an emotional sympathy-provoking effect, the film uses statistical graphics with black-and-red color schemes, associated with death and grief, violence and anger, recklessness and drivenness, which are all relevant to the issue at hand. This colour scheme is cleverly used at the onset of the short documentary to assure viewers that this documentary isn't supportive of the controversial world of stunt driving, considering this is a delicate and sensitive topic of choice.
It is a rather short documentary, only 6 minutes long, and yet won the THIMUN Best Film award due to its effective use of narratives and well-structured and thoughtful approach. The film gives the viewer, regardless of standing, a neutral exploration of reckless driving in Qatar, providing an insightful point of view from a stunt driver's eyes and a victim's eyes, leaving the viewer to think for themselves, and use the cognition to pick a stance, making it a very thought-provoking input since it does not tell us what to think, but rather HOW
The film mainly addresses a demographic
of young males in Qatar when it comes to fatalities of stunt driving accidents. The film seems to take a stance against this sort of reckless driving as evidenced by the constant statistics related to stunt driving deaths in the transition slide, e.g. "224 people were killed in 2009..."
Thus, the film takes an objective approach as it explores
the hidden underworld of reckless driving to understand the reasoning behind such an extreme and dangerous pastime that has resulted in numerous atrocious deaths. For example, some former stunt drivers are interviewed to offer insightful perspectives, as well as non-stunt drivers, police officers for the multi-perspective experience.
Of course, despite its objectivity, the film clearly established a concerned stance surrounding the sport. For an emotional sympathy-provoking effect, the film uses statistical graphics with black-and-red color schemes, associated with death and grief, violence and anger, recklessness and drivenness, which are all relevant to the issue at hand. This colour scheme is cleverly used at the onset of the short documentary to assure viewers that this documentary isn't supportive of the controversial world of stunt driving, considering this is a delicate and sensitive topic of choice.
It is a rather short documentary, only 6 minutes long, and yet won the THIMUN Best Film award due to its effective use of narratives and well-structured and thoughtful approach. The film gives the viewer, regardless of standing, a neutral exploration of reckless driving in Qatar, providing an insightful point of view from a stunt driver's eyes and a victim's eyes, leaving the viewer to think for themselves, and use the cognition to pick a stance, making it a very thought-provoking input since it does not tell us what to think, but rather HOW
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