Talking Points: Hampe's "Making Analogs of Reality"

1. Hampe stated in his book that the truth is never portrayed in reality TV, that people just expect the truth to just hop in their video cameras. Do you believe this statement? Do you believe that all of the reality shows you may watch on TV are not portraying a person’s true identity? I agree and disagree with his statement. I believe that sometimes people’s true self can come about and be filmed, but all in the while that person may be judged by America just for that one moment in time. Is that fair? Is that right? I have seen many people that have been filmed say that the person portrayed in the reality series was not them, that the editors did a “good job”.
2. Docudramas was an interesting tittle for me. Was the movie Malcolm X considered a docudrama. To me the term documentary means a look at someone or one issue from a close as you will ever get point of view without actually being there and experiencing it. Movies about people’s lives like Malcolm X according to Hampe’s theory would to me be considered a docudrama, do you agree? Why or why not?