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The First Measured Century

            
             The television documentary "The First Measured Century," illustrated trends in America, during the 20th century. The movie reflected the slow refinement towards equality towards minorities" and women's rights as well as roles in society. The narrator has a monotone distracting voice and mood that forced the audience into a daydream. Overall the movie tried to produce the facts of the book with about the same time it would of took to read the book.
             The movie showed the increasing abolishment of discrimination against minorities and women. The movie also illustrated how much we worked, when we worked, what we worked for, and what we bought with our money. The movie displayed how women worked in factories during World War II, which changed the role of women's work from homemaker to factory-worker. Blacks and Hispanics found job opportunities increase, as the century grew older. The movie revealed how the Great Depression and World War II shaped the remaining century because it was the most influential turning point in the century itself. The movie was fine at showing the facts in illustrated charts and tables that were easy to read and understand, but the movie failed to bring the audience into the movie to really enjoy it.
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             The first mistake the movie made was the selection of the narrator. He left the audience in a lackluster mood with minor concentration in the meaning of the movie. His monotone voice led to my dismissal of attentiveness of the significance that the movie portrayed. The movie should of used motion pictures instead of the slide-show presentation. This would have invited the viewers to experience the past personally.
             The movie needed better editing because it covered more information than it had time for. It tried to provide all the facts and trends that the book covered. Unfortunately it made the movie extensive and tiresome. A wise investment in a professional editing would provide the viewer with the same information in a reasonable time frame.


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