Boredom is a state that demands something genuinely surprising. Not comfortable. Not predictable. Something that makes you forget you were bored in the first place.
The 2010s were defined by a wave of filmmakers who understood that the best genre films work on multiple levels simultaneously.
Documentaries work when they trust their subjects. The best ones get out of the way and let reality speak.
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A first-ever look at the realities of the professional "amateur" porn world and the steady stream of 18-to-19-year old girls entering into it.
The best hopeful films aren't naive. They acknowledge the difficulty and find the humanity anyway. These do that.
A great documentary is one you find yourself thinking about weeks later. These qualify.