This is Spinal Tap was
a revolutionary film in its time. Not having much success in theaters, the film
gained popularity as a cult classic once out on VHS.
Many who saw the movie believed Spinal Tap to be a real band. This film reveals the exact problem Aufderheide talks about inDocumentary
Film: A Very Short Introduction; people assume documentaries to be fact.
The director, Rob Reiner, uses this film to mock the structure of a documentary
with ridiculous interviews of spontaneous combustion of drummers and conflicts
over a 18” Stonehenge. This mockumentary created a new field of film – Rob
Reiner is quite a clever man.
One of Spinal Taps less popular songs.
Rob Reiner did do a quite clever job in creating this band to appear real. It definitely is a problem if people assume that all documentaries are factual and real. This documentary is for pure entertainment, mocking the whole idea of documentaries. Aufderheide would not be pleased that people make mockumentaries just for the public's entertainment.
ReplyDeleteI watched this movie when I was young, and even I thought Spinal Tap was a real band. So i definitely have to agree with you that people seem to just trust and believe in documentary without question.
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