Unreliable or untrustworthy narrators in documentaries arent a new concept for the field, but in Evolution of a Criminal, an emotionally compelling documentary executive produced by Spike Lee, the unique filmmaker puts the concept itself in question. Director Darius Monroe turns the camera on his past, examining his experience as a 16-year-old after robbing a bank with a couple of friends in a desperate attempt to help his family. Monroe, now 33, deeply regrets the decision and tries to make the audience understand how he came to make it without providing excuses for his devastating actions. Its a difficult task, and it comes as no surprise to learn it took more than seven years for Darius to finish his film after many stops and starts during his tenure at the NYU film school. How he was able to attend NYU as well as many other questions assuredly filling your mind are almost all answered throughout the course of the moving documentary, but perhaps the most intriguing question posed by the young, thoughtful filmmaker is two-fold: Can we trust the narrator in Evolution of a Criminal, and does the fact hes a criminal shade our decision to trust him?
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 22:20:31 +0000
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