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The documentary that they'd made about us is finally done!!!!
It's first review is published here:
Like what I said earlier about the Rose parade incident, Most of the mainstream media is outright vicious and mean and nasty.
In print that is.
In most events we do, we are greeted warmly, and with the utmost respect.
Are there nerds, dorks and geeks in our group?
Of course there is.
But no means more than in any other group of people that get together. We have SWAT officers in our group, a lot of Military people, and police officers also. What bothers me is that the Media seems to have a heyday with constantly saying:
"Hey Everyone, look at the NERDS!!!
without ever even once looking into the ENORMUS amount of charity work we do. We are a diverse group of all kinds of people.
But as I said, this seems to be a problem just with the media, not with the populace at large. So we don't let it bother us most of the time.
The media people aren't the ones trying to dearly hold back the tears at a children's hospital. Trust me, it isn't easy.
So let them have their cheap shots at our expense. we know deep down in hearts whom the "dorks" really are.
The ones pointing and laughing.
Des.
P.S. Here's a clip:
Enjoy, and may the force be with you, regardless of how "cool" that may be.
It's first review is published here:
One of the noblest achievements for any documentary filmmaker is to take a subject about which the audience has preconceived notions and reveal a completely different side of the story, and this is where Thompson excels. Most viewers will likely enter Heart of an Empire assuming that the people under examination are social misfits at best and nutcases at worst. This point of view is essentially the one expressed in Trekkies, a hilarious 1997 documentary on obsessive Star Trek fans. Here, however, Thompson avoids the obvious approach by refusing to mock the Stormtroopers. Whereas most media outlets aggressively seek out the dorkiest possible members of clubs like the 501st in an attempt to elicit cheap laughs, Thompson provides a broader perspective on the varied men and women he follows. In the process, he skillfully critiques the ways in which the press marginalizes its subjects for no useful purpose. The documentary is filled with clips from local news reports on the 501st, and while some of the segments are favorable or neutral, most are condescending or downright nasty—something that says more about the journalists than their subjects.
In print that is.
In most events we do, we are greeted warmly, and with the utmost respect.
Are there nerds, dorks and geeks in our group?
Of course there is.
But no means more than in any other group of people that get together. We have SWAT officers in our group, a lot of Military people, and police officers also. What bothers me is that the Media seems to have a heyday with constantly saying:
"Hey Everyone, look at the NERDS!!!
without ever even once looking into the ENORMUS amount of charity work we do. We are a diverse group of all kinds of people.
But as I said, this seems to be a problem just with the media, not with the populace at large. So we don't let it bother us most of the time.
The media people aren't the ones trying to dearly hold back the tears at a children's hospital. Trust me, it isn't easy.
So let them have their cheap shots at our expense. we know deep down in hearts whom the "dorks" really are.
The ones pointing and laughing.
Des.
P.S. Here's a clip:
Enjoy, and may the force be with you, regardless of how "cool" that may be.
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