I really enjoyed Sound and Fury. I felt like the topic was very original, and showed both sides of deaf culture with and without a cochlear implant. I was very surprised that both families were dealing with similar issues at the same time, and it was interesting to see how each family went about deciding what was best for them.
The footage was ok, but not great. I think better cameras or technical aspects could have made this doc a lot better. I also did not really like the voice overs. I'm not sure that subtitles would have worked, but everybody signed with so much body language, and I feel the voice overs took away from that. Also I read about this doc on imdb before I saw it, and it said that when the little girl who wanted the cochlear implant was asked who she identifies more with deaf people or hearing people? She signs Grandma and Grandpa, but the voice over says deaf people. I believed everything in this doc, but I don't know sign language, so I think the arguments between the relatives would be a lot more insightful if you knew sign language. Overall the doc was still really good. Good topic that not a lot of people know about, and interesting subjects.
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ReplyDeleteI really liked Sound and Fury, because it really raise awareness of how we see people with disabilities. One of the things that interested me the most was how death people did not saw themselves as handicapped, rather they saw themselves as everyone else just with a tiny difference, which was not being able to hear. It really touch me, because as a hearing person it made me appreciate death people more.
As far as the documentary aspect of it, the director did a really great job at presenting both sides of the story, by choosing a family where the controversy went both ways. Also, the location came to play a lot, considering that at the end, it affects one family. Cinematographically, it was well shot, and also it was really well edit. I don't think I could say that there was anything wrong with it. I love it !!!