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The idea of the oppression of patriarchy is evident in ‘Amy’ as even though the viewer is free to have their own opinion we are slightly aligned to form a certain opinion of someone. The men in Amy are often presented negatively and criticized for their treatment of her, which occurs in Kim Longinotto’s documentaries. However, some on the interviewees’ opinions of Amy were not fully positive, many people claimed that Amy was self-indulgent and very solipsistic regarding her friends and family. Everybody lost.” The sentence by Nick Shymansky supports the idea that Amy’s life had an immense impact on a huge number of people including her fans and the general public. In the entire Amy Winehouse saga, from start to finish, there were no winners. In ‘Amy’ a quotation from her first producer Nick Shymansky was used: “The whole thing was just a disaster. Kapadia directs our sympathy more towards the people affected by Amy’s death rather than Amy herself. Some of the views portrayed by her relatives are slightly controversial in that they speak the truth and their side of the events that lead to Amy’s death and the devastating affect it had on them and others around them.
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All of the dialogue and voice-overs in ‘Amy’ are unscripted and purely the opinions of Amy’s friends and family. Kapadia uses honest, raw voiceovers from Amy’s friends and family to create a sympathetic tone throughout the film.
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Kim Longinotto and Kapadia both intend for the subject of the film to feel as if it’s more their film than the documentary makers’ so that they feel they have a voice and control over their film. Kapadia follows the observational style of documentary similar to Kim Longinotto who wants the film to seem like fiction which directs us to a specific view and opinion, the fictional theme creates an emotional response of sympathy and understanding, the fictional nature of the documentary directs the viewer to be more open minded. Amy Winehouse was portrayed mostly negatively in the Press, Kapadia makes this one of the main focal points of the documentary to highlight the injustice of the media and the public’s inconsiderate opinions. Kapadia portrays ideas of female injustice in ‘Amy’ as he presents Amy Winehouse as a victim of negligent manslaughter due to the peoples’ inability to see her public illness. Kim Longintto’s of bases her documentaries on rebels, outsiders, atypical women and focuses on the stories of female victims of oppression and discrimination. These ideas, in Kim Longinottos case, are often based on the oppression and discrimination of females in society. Kapadia and Kim Longinotto present similar ideas through the use of documentary film. How far does this increase your understanding of the film? Apply one filmmaker’s theory of documentary film you have studied to your chosen documentary.