Documentaries to consider for this Oscar 2011
The year 2010 saw some pretty interesting documentaries that touched on diverse subjects and effectively. The 2011 Oscar is sure to heat up with competition in the best documentary category this year. The trend, as usual, continues with many good movies, most average movies, a reasonable number of bad movies, and few masterpieces. But when it comes to documentaries, they are usually right considering the dedication, sincerity and seriousness with which these non-fiction works are made.
Oscar 2011 should see a lot of competition among the documentaries selected for the top spot. As for which ones should make the final cut, only the approaching time will tell. The list is great because there were actually a lot of good documentaries that we found last year.
Lixin Fan’s Last Train Home is a brilliant portrait of the ordinary people of China who live like countless more and similar lives in the other developing countries. They strive and work day and night just for a better future. They dream of this future that if not, their little ones will live for them later. The documentary follows the life of the Zhangs who left their daughter in the village. They have gone to work in Guangzhou city in a garment factory. They make an annual trip to their village, which is only when they meet their daughter Qin, who meanwhile grows by the day. This one can shine big this Oscar 2011.
Jennifer Arnold’s A Small Act follows the life of Chris Mburu, who received a good education and graduated from Harvard Law School. Later he became the United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights. All of this was made possible by a $ 15 monthly sponsor for a German Jewish teacher, Hilde Back, 85. A diligent and beautiful account of how goodness still exists in some human hearts and how they become brave and legendary tales; how they make the impossible possible.
Chris Smith directed Collapse which follows the thinking of controversial author Michael Ruppert. It talks about political corruption, politics, the energy crisis and how they are in turn resulting in the massive collapse of global civilization. The documentary tends to be disturbing on many occasions and has you in a serious and thoughtful frame of mind at the end.
45365 from rookie directors and siblings Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross is another to look forward to. Both bring to the screen an essence of the life they lived in Sidney, Ohio. Directors simply place cameras everywhere that naturally and truly capture the daily tasks and activities that occur in the lives of people in the city. The work is quite powerful and fluid in its flow at the same time without shocking effort.
There are still others on the list that should make it to the 2011 Oscar highs. Don Argott’s Art of the Steal is another strong contender. The Inside Job by Charles H. Ferguson voiced by superstar Matt Damon sheds light on the recent economic crisis that simply shook the world. Davis Guggenheim’s Waiting for Superman gives insight into American public education systems and the lives of many young students.
