Man with a Movie Camera was different than any of the other films we have watched, and is my favorite so far. I thought the attempt to create a "universal language" was noble, and that Dziga Vertov succeeded in creating something that was not specific to any language or culture or class of people. The film simply showed life going on with no opinions or prejudices from the film-maker forced on it. I feel that by not having actors or lines or sets, Vertov was really able to capture the beauty in the mundane moments of life. By not imposing any agenda or expcations, the film captures what some may consider the most important in life-finding joy of the "little things." Althought there was much beauty and happiness in the film, there was also sadness and filth. Life is not always pretty, and Vertov presented the harsh realities too. Homeless people sleeping on park benches, trash in the streets, and divorce are some of the less glamorous parts of real life that Vertov showed. In my opinion, the juxtaposition of idealistic beauty and harsh reality was the film's main strength. It showed us what one person is capable of, but may never see. The camera becomes the eyes and means of observation of the people and gives these scenes a permanence that they would otherwise not have if only stored in the fallible human memory.