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My armchair criticism is that a good documentary is both embracing of AND skeptical of its subject. Can this project, given its angle and backing, possibly resi
by taylorbuley 14y ago
My armchair criticism is that a good documentary is both embracing of AND skeptical of its subject. Can this project, given its angle and backing, possibly resist canonization?
- sliverstorm 14y agoI think the "avoiding canonization" ship has long since sailed.
- evolve2k 14y agoI think there is still plenty of space to explore criisisms and weaknesses in character in a full length film but in a short promo like this you need to sell the story and answer 'why should I care enough to fund this'.
- ritchiea 14y agoSlate and the New Yorker both did a great job avoiding canonization in their Aaron Swartz profiles. But those two publications have been the exception.
- qu4z-2 14y agoMaybe we should just create an official internet register of Saints. And no, Saint Ignucius is not allowed on it.