Capote used his keen sense of subject matter and excellent writing ability to create a precedent for reportage. But it was this book called "Cold Blood" that put him into a dilemma-or he didn't realize it at the time, the dilemma would haunt him for the rest of his life-in order to have enough time to approach and interview the murderer Perry, he Constantly helping him to appeal the best lawyers, and establishing a subtle friendship with him; but when the main story of "Cold Blood" was completed, only Perry's death penalty was missing as the account of the story, he was between fame and friendship, He chose the former without hesitation and refused to provide Perry with the last chance. Although the rhythm is slow, but this is a movie that gets more attractive as you watch it. Hoffman’s acting skills have conquered me, but this is not a movie about acting skills, but a movie about moral dilemmas, and this dilemma is no longer limited to confirming the technical concept of "dilemma choice suspense", but has risen to the right level. Discussion on the creative level of reportage, photojournalism, and documentary: How to choose when one’s morality is contrary to the professional spirit of the media? Before the death row prisoner, Capote made a choice and achieved unprecedented success, but since then he lost the motivation to recreate and died of alcoholism. Many years later, another photographer named Carter also made his own choice in front of a Sudanese girl who was about to starve to death from a condor. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism, the highest award in Western journalism, for 3 months. Suicide afterwards. After many years, a documentary player named Michael Moore was attacked by interviewees who had filmed by N Duo himself because he borrowed their faces to say what he wanted to say.
A friend of mine said that journalists are human and human. I cautiously agree, because it cannot be denied that the more disastrous the subject matter, the more valuable it is to the media. I don't think Capote's "Cold Blood" is more important than a person's life, but I really don't have the courage to criticize his choice. I don’t think that the fate of Sudanese girls is not worth questioning, but I really think that a photographer can change things only with the camera in his hand, and as a person, he can save too few people. Because I have filmed documentaries myself, I deeply feel the powerlessness of a person when trying to do something, and only by producing works can I promote something. Without the camera, would I be an aphasia; without the camera, would Carter be surrounded by vultures; without the pen in his hand, would Capote remain just an incompetent, perverse homosexual? How do you choose?
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