Comments by Christina Rivera Most recent public comments by Christina Rivera https://nowcomment.com/users/12967 I agree. There was so much more that can be said about this film. He quoted a lot but should have got in depth to what the victims have said. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339924 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339924 He doesn't mention how the filmmaker or why the filmmaker created the film they he did. That is an important factor. Anyone could have made a film on driving and texting but the way this was created was moving and Horiuchi didn't represent that Sat, 16 May 2015 00:13:48 -0400 98% agree but don't practice what they preach, this is why they need show films like this more often. It is a shocker and is needed to help drivers undestnad the importance of not texting and driving https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339923 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339923 Fri, 15 May 2015 13:34:18 -0400 The film creates awareness and shows something informational through trauma. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339922 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339922 The director chose four different stories but touched based on most aspects in society. From a mother and son, to a daughter and father, and so forth, they are all different stories that show how normal lives have been wrecked in seconds. the director also showed different views, such as Debbie who wants nothing to do with the drive and Megan who was able to forgive. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:05 -0500 So many peple don't have the courage to speak on such drastic mistakes. Speaking on it not only makes one realize these things happen to normal people but it can happen to any of us at any point in our lives.Seeing the pain Shaw was in makes one want to https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339921 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339921 really pay attention when driving No one wants to feel the way Shaw is. Fri, 15 May 2015 12:53:13 -0400 I think this is what makes the film so interesting and real. Shoing both victims and how they both suffered brings awareness for drivers and pedestrians https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339920 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339920 Fri, 15 May 2015 12:48:29 -0400 I love that this was mentioned in the review. The most moving part for me was hearing Megan say she forgave Shaw. Many people carry the anger forever, Megan did what her father would have wanted by forgiving. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339919 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339919 Sat, 16 May 2015 00:06:05 -0400 It is insane to me that it took months later. Shaw must have been in total shock to not remember that. At any point of an acident, ones first thoughts are normally, how did this happen? https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339918 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339918 Fri, 15 May 2015 12:39:36 -0400 Although this film was sad, it would be helpful to have films like this as a reminder or just to spread the word https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339906 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339906 Fri, 15 May 2015 12:21:37 -0400 As Julissa stated it is refreshing that these carriers are on board with anti-textin-and-driving. It is a huge part of these companies to support campaigns such as these because they are the root of the issue. Without phones this wouldn't occur. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339905 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339905 Well of course it has a lot to do wiith the driver as well, however, the carriers need to make suree that the product they sell does not do bad to society Fri, 15 May 2015 12:18:09 -0400 Speaking from experience, even having a bluetooth device connected is distracting. There is no way i can have a conversation with someone for more than 5 minutes and not loose focus on the road. Its not that I can't multitask but driving requires a lot of https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339904 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339904 concentration Fri, 15 May 2015 23:59:01 -0400 Same here. So much can happen in a second of looking down on your phone. I've seen clips of this film long before, yet these stories still shock and should be shown in the 5 hour class taken before taking road test. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339903 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339903 Fri, 15 May 2015 12:07:49 -0400 I agree, this film spoke to me and has a huge impact on society. Not only is it opening up peoples lives to something so extreme but it is informational and will help relay a message of what drivers shouldn't be doing when driving. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339902 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339902 Fri, 15 May 2015 12:04:26 -0400 Shaw made a HUGE mistake and ruined a family. It is devastating, and a careless mistake. I don't find him to be evil. However, someone I know who lost a loved one to something similar tends to compare texting and driving with drinking and driving. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339901 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339901 Both being careless, but one feels more extreme than the other. Fri, 15 May 2015 12:01:58 -0400 As much as Shaw was owning his mistake, it is frustrating to hear him say that txting was usual for him while driving. Then again, it brings light to many drivers who are use to texting at the same time. He's explaining this norm isn't okay. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339900 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339900 Fri, 15 May 2015 11:53:43 -0400 I think the idea of this film was on texting and driving, the other topics would be in a different film or an overall film of challenged driving. I do agree with you 100% drivers should be reminding of all these things https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339899 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339899 Fri, 15 May 2015 11:47:33 -0400 The start of this review just so happens to be one of the many strong parts of the film. It is as if the words stung at me becausse of how disturbing it is, Great way to start a review. Its saying, how important was that text? https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339898 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30609?scroll_to=339898 Fri, 15 May 2015 11:44:28 -0400 I love the style of this documentary. The fact that it is a report. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339015 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30608?scroll_to=339015 Documentaries such as these are the ones I often watch. An update or being educated with something you think you know about. Yet, you are surprised by the truth of it. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:05 -0500 Canby seems to be dwelling on Welles scenes and his work. He seems to be embracing and saying it is somewhat interest that Welles is attempting to fool the audience, yet filling them in on the joke. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338235 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338235 Welles is so free with his fakery that there isn't much suspense, aside from the fact of him telling the truth or not Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:00 -0500 I agree, it seems like a mind game. As Hui explains, trust him as he is being truthful about lying. Definitely a contradiction. Once you know it is fake, the interest decreases. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338228 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30607?scroll_to=338228 Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:47:00 -0500 As professor responded to this, both films show how society can continue on and live life after war. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337195 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337195 As a viewer of these films, my reaction to the two at the end were both similar. Although Listen to Britain shows more of a hopeful light, and Promised Lands really focuses on the negative, they both still show prevailing after war Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:59 -0500 In this film, a voice-over is not needed. The film itself describes how drastic situations are without having to be told. If there was a voice over, it may have taken away from the film. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337192 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337192 Not having a voice over really give the audience the opportunity to create what is happening in their minds and to think deeper about it. It also gives the opportunity of discussion. To see what others have to say about something they are viewing and not what they are being told. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:59 -0500 The first three paragraphs describe Sontag's style and how she would bring out art and science fiction and tie them together. Such as Jing stated, multifaceted. And how she connects this to promised land. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337189 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30606?scroll_to=337189 I think it is interesting that Sontag can stick to this film still being a documentary even if it has the touches from her other work. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:58 -0500 The reveiewer is accepting the documentary's point of view because it is although entertainment, it is not something that should be investigated https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335485 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30605?scroll_to=335485 His reference to Monica Lewinsky helps understand his views because as the investigation was unneccesary because of how drastic and irrational the material was. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:55 -0500 Not just because it was boring but because it brought attention to a change the citizens do not want https://nowcomment.com/documents/30604?scroll_to=331186 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30604?scroll_to=331186 Although the film was educational, it was also introducing or bringing to life the reconstruction of something the citizens may have not wanted. An educational film can be entertaining but at the rate of this film, it was bringing a negative issue back to life. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:54 -0500 In The Way We Live, the marching has a different tone and is done as a social act vs. in the Triumph of the Will it is a bombarding amosphere of some obsession with Hitler https://nowcomment.com/documents/30604?scroll_to=331185 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30604?scroll_to=331185 The Way We Live leads to this motivational way of being for the people. Something like a new start to life. In Triumph of the Will, it is as if a celebrity has been intorduced. Although during the time it was as if Hitler was a celebrity. The tone of the mass marching paint two very different stories. One of new life and the other of obsession. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:54 -0500 Being locked in to the traditions of stage play were unnatural and not what all viewers can connect to https://nowcomment.com/documents/30600?scroll_to=315844 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30600?scroll_to=315844 In films, dialogues were used, they were planned out and not as natural as the films we watch today. However, "Man Wth a Movie Camera" was steering away from that. He is saying here that all those extras that showed one perspective and didn't always connect to the audience was shifted here and gave some excitement to the usual movie. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:25 -0500 Ebert uses this sequence in the beginning of his review to grasp the attention of the reader. It is a great way to get the audience to see the scenario rather than just read it. https://nowcomment.com/documents/30240?scroll_to=314087 https://nowcomment.com/documents/30240?scroll_to=314087 The beginning of the review is like the beginning of a suspensful book, it paints a scenario to grap ones attention. Not only this, but as you continue to read the review, if something is mentioned about the seal, this picture he panted pops back up in ones mind. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:46:16 -0500