Documentaries In Star Wars And The Grand Budapest Hotel

Documentaries may not be thought of as narrative stories like Star Wars (1977), directed by George Lucas and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), directed by Wes Anderson, but they do follow a classical narrative structure. They are like a genre, but limited because they will usually not be as widespread or shown in theatres like blockbusters. They also will not make as much money either. Even though documentaries are not fantastical worlds, they still follow a narrative structure. Documentaries tend to stick to obscure facts to keep the audience engaged, and movies tend to have action packed plots and/or dramatic emotional scenes. Both documentaries and classical movies usually have a linear format that includes characters, conflict, and resolution.

In the first act, the main characters or subject matters are introduced. In the documentary Imposter (2012), directed by Bart Layton, a man is introduced as an imposter for an eighteen year old boy who was supposedly missing. The character describes himself, and what he did for a living before he started taking people’s identity. The audience meets the character and is introduced to their status quo.

In the second act, adversity and conflict are disclosed usually through facts. In the movie Food, Inc. (2009), directed by Robert Kenner, the issue of how food is produced and distributed wrongly. Animals are bred and injected with hormones for mass production. Some animals are forced to live in the dark all their lives, and then are slaughtered. The conflict is what keeps the audience engaged. Usually the conflict is insight on stuff the general audience never knew. The audience will be hit with a bunch of facts of the