Friday, February 05, 2016
Massteria
Today's film reviews the Penn State child abuse scandal.
Jerry Sandusky, Joe Paterno, all that.
If you do not remember, never mind.
The film does not require any prior knowledge of football or the situation. Which means it is a pretty good documentary.
The focus is really on the community and its response to the embarrassment and chagrin at being at the shitty end of the publicity stick.
Schadenfreude.
Very well done. Amazing photography. It is a film but I am sure that a lot of it is shot on video HD. then transferred. Colors vivid. Natural features as in the third dimension.
As for the scandal itself, it is a human comedy/tragedy. People were hurt badly. Some were opportune.
Nothing new to see here folks, but, of course, there is a lot to see as people continue to deny the truth about themselves and their heroes.
The fanatical attraction to football is scary enough. This ratchets it up to another level.
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