a.) “Fantastic Lies” exploits the cultural tensions that existed in 2006 during a scandal that plagued the lacrosse team and Duke University as a whole. As the film explains, this was the ultimate case of Black vs. White and Privileged vs. Unprivileged as an African American stripper claimed that she was raped during a lacrosse party. This documentary was very moving as it takes the viewer through all of the thoughts and reactions of the people involved in the incident. This single event caused great division at Duke and put a negative mark on the sport of lacrosse- all because of false accusations against a group of innocent teammates. The film creates pity and anger in the minds of the viewer because one can feel the emotional pains of the players all while being outraged at Crystal Mangum’s absurd lies. The documentary leaves a part of this story in the hearts and minds of all viewers because the producer portrays the information in a powerful and meaningful way. b.) …show more content…
Going into the film I had already known that the lacrosse players turned out to be innocent, but I was uninformed about the entire story behind the accusations. Ms. Zenovich displayed the information to me from both sides of the spectrum, as she filmed the parents of the lacrosse players as well as the parents of Crystal Mangum to give the viewer an honest report. This idea carried through the entire documentary as all aspects of the incident were evenly weighted with opinions from the defendants’ side and the prosecutor’s side. If Marina Zenovich did indeed skew the events in the documentary, I do not believe that the overall outcome of the film would have been as impactful as it was because it would not have built up the opinions on both sides to allow the viewer to form their own ideas on the