Spike Lee’s documentary on Hurricane Katrina showed the troubled aftermath of the many citizens of New Orleans. In the documentary, he focuses on showing the emotional feelings of the people and the neighborhood. He had many residents of New Orleans show their true feelings about the hurricane and how the citizens of US were helping. A lot of people were pissed off at President Bush because he wasn’t treating them right and wasn’t helping. Besides Bush, the victims were treated with great disrespect. Many of them were being called “refugees”. The fact is that even though these people were victims of a major hurricane, they are not refugees, they are still citizens of America, which most of them argued.
As the documentary showed, there was a lot of destruction and loss. Spike Lee focused on showing this. He showed how separated families were found after being lost. A mother was reunited with her two children and started a whole new life in Utah. Lee also showed the tremendous damage caused by the hurricane. An elderly women went back into her home, which was still standing, but was literally flipped around on the inside with great damage.
The documentary showed the real damage and suffering of many New Orleans residents. Spike Lee focused on showing the real images that cannot be seen on TV. He also showed that New Orleans was made of strong residents. Even after the hurricane hit, the city still had its annual Mardi Gras parade. Many residents said, “New Orleans needed it,” which is completely true.
I just discovered your post by mistake. I was looking for “New Orleans” and “writing” on Google Blog Search. I live and write in New Orleans, and I just moved there from New York. Anyway, this is a great concept for a writing website: community. If you ever open a NOLA branch, let me know!