Film: Please Vote for Me
Summery: The film follows a class of young chinese students from Wuhan. They prepare their first venture into democracy by voting for their class monitor. 3 candidates are picked and they show different personalities when canvasing for votes begins. The film also shows how the parents interactions and teaching styles. The kids include the manipulative and charming Cheng Cheng, the strong willed brute Luo Lei and the sweet but meek Xiaofei.
Thoughts: It’s pretty interesting documentary. After watching the documentary it doesn’t really invigorate my hope in democracy. They certainly got the use of words as weapons in politics. It pretty much felt like a prototype of democracy built upon the bad sides of campaigning. At least they didn’t make wild promises they couldn’t keep. I’m still not convinced documentaries should film kids. Mistakes and painful memories are committed to film forever.
