Documentary films are popular among thinking people who think about the future of the country and the planet, try to find out the background of historical events and are interested in information about the great people of the past and present. Non-fiction films are more difficult to understand, since the director can not always resort to special effects or embellishment of reality. According to users of the popular site "KinoPoisk" the following pictures are considered the most interesting.
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One of the most popular, instructive, and thought-provoking documentaries is Home. Travel Story (Home, 2009). In the film, along with the beauty of the planet, the destructive effect that modern man exerts on it is shown. The action of the film is presented by shots aerial shot in 53 countries. A voice-over against the backdrop of bewitching pictures tells about the threat of environmental disaster. The film is intended for the mass audience. So that as many people as possible can see the tape, it is distributed free of charge.
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An interesting area of non-fiction films is considered a biographical film. The audience’s favorite representative of this genre is the film “Senna” (Senna, 2010), which tells about the life and career of the Brazilian professional racer Ayrton Senna. Once he received the nickname "wizard" for his extraordinary skills and all kinds of victories. But in addition to career heights, he also managed to remain a real person.
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The creators of documentary films often want to convey some kind of thought to their viewers with their paintings. The authors of the film "Earthlings" (Earthlings, 2005) are trying to reveal the topic of human abuse with other "earthlings" - animals. This film is about the fact that in pursuit of satisfying his base needs, a person turns into a selfish, heartless and cruel killer.
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The next place in the audience rating was taken by the cognitive tape “Journey to the Edge of the Universe, 2008”. During viewing, you can take a virtual journey from the surface of the Earth to the likely edge of the universe. The entire film is presented exclusively by computer graphics obtained using special space devices.
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Another picture that allows us to ponder the theme of human influence on nature is the Oceans documentary (Océans, 2009). Majestic and bewitching pictures of the underwater world sweep across the screen. One of the main topics is the opposition of natural selection among animals and the actions of the most bloodthirsty predator on the planet - man.
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Also a high place in the audience rating is occupied by the plotless silent documentary film "A Man with a Camera" (1929), which is also recognized as one of the masterpieces of world cinema. The picture is a set of frames showing ordinary urban life: the shooting was carried out at cultural events, in medical institutions, at industrial enterprises, on the streets, etc.
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A sports documentary entitled “The Art of Flight” (The Art of Flight, 2011) shows both the beauty and danger of snowboarding. On the screens, masters of their craft perform unthinkable tricks and jumps, conquering the snowy peaks.
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A long journey without getting up off the couch can be made with yet another documentary tape - Samsara (Samsara, 2011). The movie shows a variety of places on the planet - from disaster sites to sacred lands. The screen shows the real life of planet Earth and its various inhabitants.
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Representative of military and historical subjects in the ranking of the best documentaries - "Ordinary Fascism" (1965). The heavy picture to watch was completely collected in the German archives from fragments of the frames remaining from the time of 1939-1945. One of the distinguishing features of the film is that the voiceover belongs to the director of the film M. Romm and is conversational in nature, which does not impose the author’s point of view on the audience, but provides an opportunity to reflect.
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Representative of the comedy genre in this ranking was the film "Eddie Murphy Untitled" (Eddie Murphy Raw, 1987). Eddie Murphy, one of the founders of the stand-up comedy genre, goes on stage and tells funny stories on a variety of topics, using a huge amount of profanity, which is typical of American humor.
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The rating on the KinoPoisk website is considered fairly objective, which allows us to say with confidence that these films were most liked by the audience. But, of course, the overall assessment of the audience may not coincide with the assessment of a particular person.
