As I sat in a theater filled with mostly middle aged festival goers, halfway through
The Great Flood, I came to some conclusions:
- Bill Morrison is THE filmmaker who could possibly settle the digital vs. film debate.
- People make their own stories, with or without a camera being present.
- Intent isn't always relevant.
It's amazing the kind of work and study that went into this movie - hours upon hours of footage, carefully chosen sequences edited in specific order, music scored along with it all, etc. When I add the three bullet points above, the images presented take on startling depth. Who is responsible for this depth? The original cameramen? The modern editor? The people and objects depicted? The effects of time on the film stock itself?
All of the above.
As I sat in a theater filled with mostly middle aged festival goers, halfway through The Great Flood, I came to some conclusions: