WHY IS SAMSARA SO EFFECTIVE????

Samsara is a Poetic Documentary that has received moderately good critical reviews. Here's several points that should be taken into account when analyzing Samsara that could be useful in my own documentary filmmaking. 

• Filmed over 5 years- This alone is amazing, I enjoy the use of time-lapses. I can aknowledge the amount of time used to create these time-lapses. 
• The opening scene made me question the story-telling aspects of the film.
• Cinematography was incredible!!!! -This really made the film different. 
• Color correction seems almost too perfect. 
• Juxtaposition really tells the story for example, the children looking on to the men working on the mandala. 
• DETAIL- so so so much detail omniscient?
• Conformity is a huge theme in this movie. The scene of the teacher going crazy and the robots is extremely uncomfortable. The reason this is done so well is because it's not subtle, it's jarring. 

Short Docs On Vimeo You Should See

Here are some short docs to watch:

1.Wes Anderson: A Mini Documentary

View the video here
Cute doc on Wes and his specific directing choices. Exciting to see what makes Anderson so great!
An educational documentary can be interesting, if done correctly. I enjoy the use of other footage directly from anderson's films. This could tie in to expository doc- and would be just as effective if you used found footage. 

2. Sloth Squeak!

Click here to listen to a sloth squeak
Very short and simple. Still very effective!
Very little human input, lots of people take these short films super well. 

3. The Kinda Sutra

Where do babies come from?

This is so cute!!!!! Loved the animation.
An important aspect that could be taken from this film is using interviews to draw out action.

4. Always A Fire | Chad Jones Documentary

See Here

Motivational doc, with brilliant story telling! I loved the included pictures, makes the story more sincere and believable. Beautiful cinematography and great use of older home videos!