Short Documentary Critique: "They Call him Super"

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"Tell me if the story held your interest? Why? How was the opening 30 seconds?"

It was not less than five minutes, but even after just a few seconds, the videography drew me in enough to finish it. The shot of him pressing the elevator button was incredibly visually interesting and implored me to watch the entire video. I was certainly held in interest the entire time.

"Did it pull you into the storytelling?"

I liked that it portrayed a viewpoint not very often talked about - first-generation immigrants into a major city that have been stateside for decades. It offers a unique view in that it shows a person who has experienced different cultures and ways of life, but has come to accept or at least exist under the American way. This particular documentary shows him as very human, a "3-D" character if you will - his job, which is what most people who see him will associate him with, but also talks about other aspects such as his family.

"Did the story's ending leave you fulfilled? If not, why?"

The story's ending left me a bit shocked. It took a rather rapid turn about two-thirds in to the video, and left me with no real resolution - how have his newfound beliefs affected his life, his family, and the people around him? He was almost certainly drawn to "Q" as a sort of perverse comfort; but does he realize this? And what explanation and comfort did it really offer him? Additionally, does he actually internally adopt the narrative of Q "fighting the bad people"? If so, who does he consider to *be* the bad people?

"Did it (the A-roll/narration) connect and work well with the visuals (B-roll)?"

The A-roll could be rather loosely tied to the B-roll at times, but it did work to show the contrast of what he was talking about against his reality of living the urban U.S.

"What would you do to improve the storytelling?"

I feel like the only real improvements to the story would be him discussing his thoughts and feelings on Q just a bit more, and perhaps tying the B-roll something closer to the A-roll.