This paper discusses two documentary films about the accident that happened in Fukushima in 2011 and its consequences. The films are titled A Nuclear Story and Futaba kara tooku hanarete (Nuclear Nation: The Fukusima Refugees Story).
Film has a lot of power as a medium of representation, as it uses both visual and audio elements. That's why compared to written news that are just read, films carry a bigger impact. Especially documentary films, which are expected to be truthful and objective, usually do carry a certain opinion on their topic. That opinion is expressed through different modes of representation and film techniques. This paper examines the two films based on four research questions. For each question there is given an answer, which is then explained with scenes from the film and the techniques that the film uses. The questions are: What kind of attitude is shown towards nuclear energy, through whom the story is told and who has been given a voice, what is the main focus of the film and does the film imply to a culprit?
For each film, there are first given a few basic information, then it’s summary, followed by the film analysis based on the research questions. At the end the two films are compared, focusing on the questions mentioned above.
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