1.
How successfully
does Jørgen Leth handle the obstructions?
I believe that Leth handled the obstructions
successfully. I think that he handled the obstructions well and was able to interpret
the obstructions in interesting and creative ways. Although I believe this
Trier, the man who gave him the challenge did not always think so, because he wanted
Leth to take the obstructions very literally and didn’t seem to like it when
Leth used creative ways around the obstructions like in obstruction 2.
2.
Are
the obstructions helpful in making creative work, or are they
stumbling blocks?
I think that the
obstructions were good guidelines in making creative works. They seem helpful if
a person wants to create work similar to previous work but also very different.
They seem like a good way to push the limits of the work people create, I think
that it helped Leth to think differently about his own work. I do think that
they can be stumbling blocks if the obstructions are taken too literally and aren’t
given enough freedom to expand in a creative way. To me Trier seemed very bossy
and uptight about the obstructions and I believe that this attitude was a
stumbling block. If he was able to have a more lenient attitude I think that
the obstructions could have been even more helpful in making a series of new
creative work.
3.
How might this film
help you make your own work?
This film might help me to make
creative work because if I was to want to make a series of something. I could
make the first one and then like in the movie set a series of guidelines for
the rest of the pieces in the series. I think that the method used in the movie
is helpful for learning to make things that seem similar but are also stylistically
different.
