Documentaries:
The wise men say
that if something is not truly experienced with all our five senses, the
experience will be partial, not total. Therefore in a way almost all our gained
knowledge through life is partial. And maybe they are right. If we follow that
analogy, gaining knowledge through several senses simultaneously is better than
through just one. So, educating through watching educational videos, in this
case documentaries, is really a
total different experience than educating only on books. Don't get me wrong,
I'm not trying to undermine the books in any way. Documentaries are able to offer a
glimpse into real life in a way that fictional films cannot. Though both types
of movies can educate viewers on important societal issues, provide insight
into rarely talked about subjects, and show someone else's point of view,
documentaries' roots in reality give them an authentic quality that is difficult
to match in a film.
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