Hanwen Hu

In the article, the author highlights the challenge of authenticity in modern media. The author believes that although previous documentaries focused on the “real” restoration of real scenes. But in fact, sometimes considered “abstract” and “uncertain” elements are more likely to make people believe the authenticity of the documentary.

Why do people tend to think that something “uncertain” is true? The author believes that this is an emotional mobilization. In this regard, my understanding is: when people watch such documentaries, their rationality may even be aware of the distortion of the content, but their emotional curiosity about uncertainty will make them want to understand, and in the process Instead, they are misled by these “uncertain” pictures or videos.

In fact, the current media as a propaganda machine has already proved that “real” things can also be used to deceive others after being edited, such as selective reporting or modification of filters, playback order, etc. to achieve expression and facts The effect of a completely different meaning. It is difficult to make people believe in fabricating lies, but if nine are true and one is false, or even 10% of the truth is used to mislead, most people can often be deceived. Therefore, the meaning of documentaries may have changed from a documentary to an emotional carrier, and we living in the information age must face such changes whether we accept it or not.