Ethos In The 11th Hour

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The documentary The 11th Hour was made in 2007 directed by Nadia Conners and Leila Conners Petersen. Written by Nadia Conners, Leonardo DiCaprio and Leila Conners Petersen. Specialists reveal how human actions impact the Earth's ecosystems, and what can be done to reverse or slow the damage before it is too late to save the planet. The 11th Hour had showed some pathos in the film to carry on the effect of sorrow to others. At some points there are some pictures of destroyed places from the environment that show people in it. Those people look mostly sad and it gives off emotions that you feel bad you couldn’t help them. I know from personal experience that storms are bad. I remember from a previous year a storm hit us and it destroyed houses and hurt people. Another example is when the film director adds music to scenes. The sounds really define the event that they are discussing. When the music is calm you know that they’re talking about something serious. The emotions can affect the way you see the film. …show more content…
The filmmaker build credibility with facts. There is a wide variety of people that got interviewed. Some of them are very well known like Mikhail Gorbachev, Stephen Hawking, Paul Hawken and Andrew C. Revkin. Another way ethos is used is who the filmmaker chose. He chose Leonardo Dicaprio. Now this creates credibility because he is very well known. He is famous for being star characters in many movies throughout his life. The people who watch his movies means that they will watch him in a documentary. These are the people who make sure the facts get out and get