reversal of symbols

I think what I appreciated most about Man with a Movie Camera was its ability to capture the symbols and common threads of life. I think that the other films we have watched this semester have focused on taking an idea and creating a film from that idea. Man with a Movie Camera does the opposite. It took a film and allowed the idea to flow naturally from the film. This created space for the inhereant universal truths of life to come out and be seen and recognized by all. His desire to simply capture life allowed for the film to develop symbols of its own. I think this is why so many people are drawn to the film- the symbols can be easily recognized and understood rather that having to dissect them to the point of ruining them.