Sherman's March

The only thing that I can think of that would be the reason that people want to see a Sherman’s March, a film about Ross McElwee rather than Sherman’s March, is that they are drawn to the absurdity of it. By its absurdity I do not mean that the film itself is absurd, but rather that in the author’s own guilt of filming events of his own life, and then trying to tie them into events that occurred during General William Sherman’s March to the Sea which was what he was meant to be documenting. I do not mean to attack it by pointing out its absurdity, but rather show the film for how strange and bizarre it is. It could be argued that almost anyone could make a personal documentary about their personal insights and exploits and philosophy. However, along with that it must be said that most would fund such a documentary to be a huge waste of time, as most are not interested in the thoughts and adventures of others. Some people however have lives that most audiences would appreciate watching, and thusly it would be fine to watch a documentary based on their adventures and thoughts, because, isn’t a feature film very much the same, as it follows a protagonist on their adventures and follows their thoughts on what is happening on their adventure. In the end, it all boils down to how interesting the audience will find the subject’s life, and his thoughts on it.