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sabotai · 07-11-2008, 08:19 PM

Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927)

Directed By: Merian C, Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
Length: 69 Minutes
Genre: Docudrama

Nominated for 1927-1928 Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production

This docudrama is about Kru and his family in the nation of Siam (now Thailand). The film starts off by showing his family's daily life, but it is quickly interrupted when a leopard starts attacking his livestock. Kru sets up traps for the leopard, but it turns out that his farm is being attacked by several predators. He goes to the nearby village, recruits some men, and then set up many traps for the many intruders. The climax of the movie occurs when a group of elephants (called Chang in Siam), stampede on Kru's farm and the village.

Their previous movie was Grass, a documentary of a group of nomads in the Middle East. In this movie, though, they created a narrative involving Kru and his family (hence the genre "docudrama"). While the story was invented, the film makers were in real danger the entire time they were there, and some of the shots that they got of the animals were incredible.

However, the movie itself was underwhelming. At several points in the movie, it felt as though it was just repeating the same scenes over and over again. From a film making perspective, it was incredible. The narrative was just bland and uninteresting after awhile.

Entertainment Rating: 5/10
Historical Rating: 7/10

07-11-2008, 08:19 PM	#148
sabotai General Manager Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Satellite of Love	Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) Directed By: Merian C, Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack Length: 69 Minutes Genre: Docudrama Nominated for 1927-1928 Best Picture, Unique and Artistic Production This docudrama is about Kru and his family in the nation of Siam (now Thailand). The film starts off by showing his family's daily life, but it is quickly interrupted when a leopard starts attacking his livestock. Kru sets up traps for the leopard, but it turns out that his farm is being attacked by several predators. He goes to the nearby village, recruits some men, and then set up many traps for the many intruders. The climax of the movie occurs when a group of elephants (called Chang in Siam), stampede on Kru's farm and the village. Their previous movie was Grass, a documentary of a group of nomads in the Middle East. In this movie, though, they created a narrative involving Kru and his family (hence the genre "docudrama"). While the story was invented, the film makers were in real danger the entire time they were there, and some of the shots that they got of the animals were incredible. However, the movie itself was underwhelming. At several points in the movie, it felt as though it was just repeating the same scenes over and over again. From a film making perspective, it was incredible. The narrative was just bland and uninteresting after awhile. Entertainment Rating: 5/10 Historical Rating: 7/10 Last edited by sabotai : 07-26-2008 at 05:50 PM.