In this blog post, I will examine “The Act of Killing,” focusing on Indonesia’s history and the perpetrators’ self-justification—revealed through the process of reenacting their past murders—as well as the guilt and inner transformation that emerge as filming progresses. Prologue and Opening The film begins with a scene of people emerging from the mouth of a fish, perpetrators and actors...
What Does Joshua Oppenheimer’s ‘The Look of Silence’ Say?
In this blog post, we will analyze the structure and core message of Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary ‘The Look of Silence’ and examine its significance. Structural Analysis The documentary ‘The Look of Silence’ unfolds as “Adi,” an optician, personally tracks down the perpetrators who murdered his older brother “Ramli” after 50 years to ask them about the massacre...