Having always been a fan of Eminem, I was interested and excited to watch this segment of 60 Minutes. The show started off with Anderson Cooper giving a brief intro of what the show would be about.
Going into the show I knew that it would be basically profiling Eminem's life. But the show mixed in a lot of video archive's of earlier appearances by Eminem. I liked how that the show transitioned between present interviews with Eminem and then flashback into memories of earlier days for Eminem. The camera was really neat was that it was a close up of Eminem every time the camera focused on him. It gave a sense of closeness to him.
Another concept that made this show more compelling to watch was the fact that Eminem has a negative impact on a lot of people in life. The stuff he raps about and the language he uses makes a lot of people despise him. But this show, managed to show another side of Eminem. The mellow and dark colours and the camera angle that the show was shot in made me as a viewer feel more close to Eminem. It made me understand the life of Eminem. And the fact that Anderson Cooper narrated the show and when he talked over the archived footage made the show much more compelling to watch.
Overall good. It would be useful to do some research on Grizzly, so that you can get more insight into the process of this film. In some ways, this was a 'found' film made after Treadwell's death. Herzog tries to make sense of the material while raising some important questions. Check out Herzog more thoroughly. Also include links and videos.
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