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Fantastic Beasts and where to find them was released in 2016 November and was directed by the same person who directed the Harry Potter Films, David Yates. The film stares Eddie Redmayne, Collin Farrel, Ezra Miller and Dan Fogler. It waqs produced by Neil Blare, Tim Lewis and Rick Sennat.  The film is an extension to JK. Rowling's Harry Potter. This film in the Potter universe is set before the Harry Potter films, in the 1920's. It involves many little details which relate to the much loves Harry Potter films such as Newt's past Girlfriend/ lover was Bellatrix Lestrange's mother.


 The film fits into the genres of fantasy, action, romance and adventure. With modern themes involving racism and bigotry the film can relate to many people. The theme of racism and bigotry runs through out the film with the "nomags", otherwise known as in the UK as Muggles (someone who doesn't have wizardry parents), and the wizards fearing each other and fighting simply because they're different to each other. Eddie Redmayne has a brilliant line in the film of how American wizards treat Muggles. "You have pretty backward laws about one should treat a Muggle". Bigotry is a big theme used in the film when the character Mary Lou believes that Wizards and Witches should be eradicated from the earth.

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Imperium was directed by Daniel Ragussis.  Released in 2016 August. It is about a young FBI agent wanting to prove himself in the field so he goes undercover as a white supremacist to stop a bomb threat.

This film is a great example how the hypodermic needle theory is used through the younger generations by older members to continue on a belief. This belief is that white coloured people are superlative to the other coloured people. The genre the film fits into is thriller, social realism and crime. Themes involve racism, bigotry and supremacy.

It stares Daniel Radcliff taking on the main role of Nate Foster. He is a nerdy outsider who gets bullied in his work centre. At first he is reluctant to take on the undercover mission but once he is told he is the only person for the mission he discovers the passion within him self to take on the mission.

The film is told in a very simple way. It involves a linear narrative, simple character development, quams and dilemmas which are tackled by the protagonist and a resolution.  the film does not stray away from the savage reality of these white supremacist gangs. It involves the harsh societal norms in which they battle through such as fights, racist language, civil brawls between groups and trust within the "Movement".

The film manifests an idea that white supremacist gangs are more destructive to american than foreign terrorists. At the beginning of the film the chief of the FBI states how they need to investigate an african group of terrorists who are suspected of bombs threats. But the character states how the last bombing attempt was done by a KKK member.

Planet Earth 2 Islands.


This documentary was released in 2016 in November and explores the wild life and nature which surrounds the islands which circle the world. The documentary was produced by the BBC natural history unit.
It takes on the observational mode of documentary. This form of doc usually is the most authentic in dealing the with the real. The documentary films the real which supposedly occurs in front of the camera. techniques include long takes, inferring the filmmaker has not interfered with the 'real' by editing things out and synching sound, adding to the illusion. But it has a key factor which observational modes don't have. Which is a voice of God narration. David Attenborough narrating over the film. This voice over therefore also makes it a expository mode.  An expository mode uses common techniques which are found in fiction films, which is tempo editing and musical score. The doc includes two giant komodo dragons fighting for territory. This scene is edited with fast paced cuts and an intense musical score creating an action film atmosphere to the scene. It is a mix of both modes; observational mode and expository mode, because it includes components from both mode.


There still could be doubt with it being an observational mode. The camera operators had problems trying to find and film a golden eagle. In one of the scenes they find a fox carcass and if fortunately a golden eagle arrives to scavenge for food. The authenticity of this fox carcass is some what of a mystery. It is never revealed how the carcass appeared there. This is why the observational mode can be questionable for this documentary. This documentary is meant to film animals in there natural environment but when they can't find the animals they make the animals find them. This hence forth isn't the 'real' and isn't an observational mode of documentary. This incident I believe happens in a lot of  the Planet Earth 2 series but with the power of editing they do not exhibit these incidents. BBC wants to portray wildlife in an unaltered way. This is why exclude any human intervention with the wildlife. I also believe that BBC have David Attenborough narrating it because audiences have grown a relationship with him thus trusting in what he says is the 'real'.  He narrates in a very innocent manner and says nothing controversial as a result this contributes to the growing relationship between him and his audience and the observational mode of the documentary.


In conclusion this documentary is a mixture of the observational mode and the expository mode of documentary. There are questionable factors in the documentary which make me doubt that it is uninfluenced and true nature.