Author: Caitlin Quain

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I watched Behind the Curve, which is a documentary that focuses on a group of people that believe the conspiracy that the Earth is flat. The documentary follows one main character in the movement, Mark, all the way through to the end when he helped host theory’s first ever international conference on the topic. Throughout the narrative a lot of different theorists are heard from, as well as people who represent the majority of people who completely reject the idea. The documentary was very interesting because it opened my eyes to such a large group of people that I didn’t even know existed and they did this through offering a lot of different perspectives. There were various interviews throughout the documentary, even from experts.

Visually it had really appealing images. The shots throughout the documentary were very aesthetically please and made you want to watch. They really utilized color as a lot of the scenes had pops of color throughout it. They also got creative with the visual representation of some things. When Mark was reflecting on past experiences they didn’t do cheesy reenactments, but rather, they had illustrations to demonstrate was he was talking about. They utilized a lot of media such as youtube videos and Skype call sessions as well.

 

Here’s a video from The New York Times that I found really interesting! I enjoyed the way that they chose to narrate this piece as it is a topic in which the audience would need some background on and I think that presenting this story through video is really important as it allows viewers to hear the language and see the setting, which are two vital components to empathizing with the story.