Analysis on movie ( Civil War - A film by Ken Burn )

Analysis on movie ( Civil War - A film by Ken Burn The Civil War - A film by Ken Burns When evaluating Ken Burns documentary series The Civil War (1990 ) in terms of establishing a verdict on the inherent quality of the series it is important to keep in mind that there two basic perspectives from which the film will ultimately viewed : the perspective of an "average viewer , and the perspective of an historian . The division between these two types of viewers is , of course , not absolute , but such a distinction remains important because

Burns ' documentary appeals , in my opinion , to the average viewer much more than to the historically informed viewer . By expressing such an opinion , I am in no way trying to insinuate that Burns ' film is technically deficient or conceptually weak merely that the film serves more as a primer than as a comprehensive survey of the American Civil War

The film begins by exploring the cultural and political build-up during the prewar years which ultimately led to the great schism which culminated in the outbreak of the war , proper . The format of the documentary is also established during the episodes which describe the build-up to war . In this way , the viewer is given a background in the historical realities which led up to the war while simultaneously being indoctrinated into the style of Burns ' documentary , which si to create a "montage " effect of diary entries , letters , photographs , paintings , and music to create an atmosphere which is compatible...