Documentary: Trekkies

Why this film?:

Like alot of fan driven documentaries Trekkies walks a thin line between a joke and a celebration, while in one camp they can say the fans are abit on the extreme side while in the other camp most of the fans are productive and happy in their 'obsession'. Trekkies is a documentary with heart which i guess is something I connect with in film which is why i connected with this as it filled with tons of heartwarming and heartfelt moments such as the actor who played Scotty talking a fan out of suicide or fans falling in love due to their fandom. Trekkies also does something other fandom documentaries don't and that's to show weirder and sometimes darker aspect to fandom such as sexually explicit art or slash fiction. Another unique feature of the documentary is that its accessible to no fans as well, but one thing i picked this film is that it teaches that you should love what you love and not be ashamed

What i will take away from this: 

What i will take away from this film is to have a humour when your making documentaries if they have a similar idea such as fandom have a humour not everything has to be serious but must importantly what I will take away from this film is to let audiences to decide on how to feel and to have fun when they do.