Bad Sport, "need for weed," attracted me because it is an amazing story about a man that came from nothing, became a criminal to get what he wants, and in the end meets his downfall. They find a way to really let you know the character before they ultimately show how he met his demise. The script is mostly interviews from the people involved in the story, but years later after they are released from prison so you get to hear first hand accounts of what happened. This makes it more interesting because you never know what could have been doctored when watching a movie recreation, but in this you hear their story and opinions. The lighting and color of the flashback scenes were perfect for the time, mostly because they used footage from that time period, which I thought was perfect. The music assisted with the storytelling a lot because it followed the mood that the subject was in at the time and brought the viewer back to that time with him. I would love to adapt a lot of the practices used in this documentary into my own documentary making because they would show you the subject, but then use b-roll to take you back intimate with them. I also enjoyed how they researched and got actual footage to use from that time instead of using new footage. It was most interesting to hear the recounts of the story from different perspectives where one of them turned on the other, but now they have grown past that negative relationship into a positive one.
Review of Bad Sport
