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Objectivity in documentary
Documentary makers have long debated whether a film can or should be objective. One tradition holds that the filmmaker should observe without intervening and let viewers judge; another argues that every film takes positions through its choices — whom to film, what to cut, where to place the music — and should be honest about it. Most working filmmakers sit somewhere between. They accept that films are subjective, but they try to be fair: to let people finish their thoughts, to avoid cutting a single heated sentence that misrepresents someone, and to separate having a point of view from telling the audience what to conclude. 苏小雨 and Alex arrive at that middle position by arguing their way to it. Their principle — every choice deserves to be taken seriously — shapes the rest of the edit.