First Documentary-Nanook of the North

Running Head : NANOOK

Nanook of the North (Full Name of Student (Course and Number (Department and University (Academic Year Semester How did Flaherty represent his subject to the viewers

Flaherty represents his subjects in a true classical form of ethnographic film that focused on Amerindian cultures . The Eskimo tribes of Inuit hunters were portrayed by the real people in this film where the lives of Nanook , his family and friends were focused . Flaherty introduces the frigid settings and harsh environment against the people who are struggling to survive . But he catches the most

essential heart of this documentary by presenting these inhabitants to be tough , rigid and adaptable to any situation just to be able to go on living . Nanook as the leader of the hunting group will go to boundless places and faces the consequences while lurking and fighting their prey for the purpose of feeding their families . Such activities which are worked together by the whole clan are mostly successful using only conventional but primal weapons such as knives , harpoons and traps . Simple life as they have every catch is a feast by all which Flaherty catches in detail . A hunt is completed and another day of hunger has been resolved . The moving but joyful part of this movie also shows how this tribe is contented even with the reality that the food they need for survival is getting leaner . This film lies behind the standard of an anthropological film in the early days of filmmaking . It is a non-fiction film and no real actors but documented with the real people involved and the exact environment just to present to the world how people on the other side of the globe battles for survival . The most unique way in this film is that while the Inuits are making great effort to live their lives is enveloped with love that emanates from every families In your opinion , what are the most impressive characteristics in this method of filming

This film catches the very essence of life as a form of survival . That the basic necessity of man is not only food , clothing and shelter but of harmony , courage and the will to survive even with the most callous environment . This is one of the best pioneering documentary film ever created by a non-professional in the field of filmmaking . Flaherty who wrote , directed , shot and edited this most regarded film during the 1920s ignored the hardships , the hunger and extreme weather conditions just to capture the very details of hunting and this makes the film to be most direct , detailed but impressive . Until today , it is considered the first great non-fiction film of its genre How is this filmed and what does it express and the effects it created

Nanook of the North is considered a masterpiece because it opened windows to the other side of the world where life has never been harder but remained simple . It was filmed with intricacy and courage Notwithstanding the ruthless setting and the...