Documentary films, such as Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 have grown in popularity enormously in recent years and there are many reasons for this. Reality television has topped the charts as one of the most successful genres on television. Terrorism has become a major issue to the citizens of Western civilizations since the World Trade Towers were attacked and people are eager to hear information about terrorism. The media has played a huge part in broadcasting the latest news in regards to terrorism but a lot of this is passed by the government before being broadcasted. As a result documentaries have picked up as they are a voice from the general public in a sense and are inexpensive in comparison to feature films, but also relay their information through the use of narrative techniques.
Reality television has been introduced in recent years and has been highly successful. It has gone on to dominate prime time television with shows like Big Brother, Australian Idol,......
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