A Correlational Study on Documentary Films and

the Consequences to its Viewers

University of Makati

By:
Adriel Falsario
Emelyn Joy F. Francisco
Justine Francisco
Mechel Galagnara
Ronie Boy M. Gomez
Kaela Gutib
Rogin S. Tulin
Shanella Louise N. Valencia

Higher School ng Umak - Arts & Design: Film Production

 TALLY SHEETS

Part 1. Demographic Survey Questions

Questions Numerical Equivalent Frequency

1. Age

13-16 years old 5 9.4%

17-19 years old 43 81.1%

20-21 years old 2 3.8%

22-25 years old 3 5.7%

2. Sex

Female 35 66%

Male 13 24.5%

Prefer not to say 5 9.4%

3. Education

Elementary 1 1.9%

Junior High School 2 3.8%

Senior high School 46 86.8%

College 4 7.5%
 4. Address (City)

Makati City 43 81.1%

Taguig City 3 5.7%

Pateros City 2 3.8%

Other: Tarlac/ 5 9.4%

Antipolo/Pasay/Pasig/
Lipa City

PART 2.1 Dichotomous Questions – SURVEY

Questions Numerical Equivalent Frequency

1. Documentary film gives us

inspiration so that we can be
brave enough to face whatever
problems come in our lives.

Agree 51 96.2%

Disagree 2 3.8%

2. Is documentary film a good

influence on today's youth?

Agree 51 96.2%

Disagree 2 3.8%
 3. Do documentary films help our
society, especially in today's
world?

Agree 53 100%

Disagree 0 0

4. Do you think it takes a lot of hard

work to produce a film? Even if
it's just a short film?

Agree 51 96.2%

Disagree 2 3.8

5. Based on Documentary Films,

some of the shows reflect our real
lives.

Agree 53 100%

Disagree 0 0

Part 2.2 Interval Scale Questions – SURVEY

1. How engaged are you 1 - Never 2 - Rarely 3- 4 - Often 5 - Always

when watching a Sometimes
documentary film?

Numerical Value 2 2 23 19 7

Frequency 3.8% 3.8% 43.4% 35.8% 13.2%

2. How often do you 1 - Never 2 - Rarely 3- 4 - Often 5 - Always
fact-check or research Sometimes
the topics presented in
a documentary film

Numerical Value 2 9 17 13 12

Frequency 3.8% 17% 32.1% 24.5% 22.6%

3. Have you ever 1 - Never 2 - Rarely 3- 4 - Often 5 - Always

changed your Sometimes
behavior as a result of
watching a
documentary?

Numerical Value 5 8 20 15 5

Frequency 9.4% 15.1% 37.7% 28.3% 9.4%

4. Have you ever 1 - Never 2 - Rarely 3- 4 - Often 5 - Always

watched a Sometimes
documentary that you
felt was misleading or
inaccurate?

Numerical Value 13 13 15 7 5

Frequency 24.5% 24.5% 28.3% 13.2% 9.4%

5. Did watching 1 - Never 2 - Rarely 3- 4 - Often 5 - Always

documentaries affect Sometimes
your daily life?

Numerical Value 8 12 16 12 5

Frequency 15.1% 22.6% 30.2% 22.6% 9.4%

Part 3. Interview (12 interviewee)
1. Did the documentary film(s) have any impact on your beliefs or attitudes? If so, in what
way?

Label Numerical Frequency

Equivalent

WORD - Yes 6 50%

WORD - No 2 16.7%

PHRASE - I do not let any other belief and attitudes of other 1 8.3%
people change my own.

DIFFERENCE - open your eyes beyond another reality that 1 8.3%

you may not have known about or experienced, but it
actually is happening and normal for others.

PHRASE - made me reflect on life values. 1 8.3%

Phrases Code Numerical Frequ

Equivalen ency
t

01: because I do not let any other belief and attitudes Seems determined 6 50%
of other people change my own.
03: Yes, meron
06: Of course, having watched a documentary will
truly open your eyes beyond another reality
07:Yes, there is sa pamamagitan ng isang storytelling
ng isang pelikula
08: Oo!
10: Oo.

02: Somehow documentary films made me see a Signifies the lesson 4 33.3%
better beliefs most of them made me reflect on life that are learned
values.
03: or example meron akong napanood na
magbibigay ng emphasis na pinapakita ang value ng
food at halaga nun, yun nga iisang word lang naman
pero nabago nya in a way na pag kumakain ako or
nakakakita ako ng nasasayang na pagkain kasi yung
napanood ko totoo yun eh, in reality talaga maraming
taong nag-aaksaya lang ng food, maraming patapon
dahil para sa iba patapon na yun pero marami sa atin
tinitignan yun as biyaya
04:Ang nagbago sa paniniwala ko ay dapat maging
mabuti kang tao dahil kahit gaano man kahirap ang
buhay, kapag isa kang mabuting tao tutulungan ka ni
God na umangat sa buhay, at wag mong intindihin
ang sinasabi ng mga taong nakapaligid sayo.
10: May epekto ang mga documentary films sa aking
pananaw at kaalaman sa mga pangyayari. For
example, nang mapanood ko ang isang
dokumentaryo tungkol sa kalikasan at pagbabago
nito dahil sa pag-aaksaya ng tao ng likas na yaman,
nagkaroon ako ng mas malawak na pang-unawa sa
kahalagahan ng pagpapahalaga sa kalikasan at sa
ating mga kababayan.

05: nakakatulong dito ito para mahubok ang isang Impacts of belief 2 16.7%
katotohanan bumabalot sa ating mundo. and attitude
06: It has an impact in my beliefs and attitude as i
expand my understanding and perspective to what I
know is the truth and how I act upon knowing it.

Category Phrases

PROBLEM “open my mind in to some real life events”

SOLVING “Gives motivation and inpiration”
“ made me reflect on life values.”

SEEKING “Somehow it helps to realize”

INFORMATION “I think, yes”
“I guess sometimes,”
2. Have you watched your favorite documentary film(s)? What is the title of the movie?
Have you learned anything?

Label Numerical Frequency

Equivalent

WORD - Yes 3 25%

WORD - No 1 8.3%

WORD - Favorite 4 33.3%

PHRASE - Has its own story and learnings that is an eye 8.3%
opener to everyone. 1

PHRASE - Ang buhay ay hindi pantay-pantay. 2 16.7%

PHRASE - Mayroong malaking impluwensya ang 1 8.3%

teknolohiya sa ating buhay at kung paano ito nakakaapekto
sa ating mga desisyon.

Code Numerical Frequ

Equivalent ency

01: I don't have any favorite documentary Seems uninterested 2 16.7%

film.
03: Uhm hindi ako pala nood ng mga
documentary films kaya wala akong
masabing favorite k

06: I really love the investigative Feels Glad/Good 3 25%

documentary entitled "What The Health"
because I'm really into holistic health.
09: Ahmm yes, It is called “BURN THE
STAGE” of bts. And I learned about how
they work, struggles and how they hardly
prepare for their show.
10: Yes, one of my fav documentary films is
“The Social Dilemma.”

11: uhm ahm yung title yung 'Here comes Heard something 1 8.3%
the child bride' dokumentaryo ni Atom unbelievable
Araullo. Nabigla ako na may ganito palang
tradisyon sa ibang lugar laking mulat sa
aking kaisipan ang mga karanasan ng mga
kabataan, maswerte ako na may kalayaan
ako sa sarili at nakakapag-aral.

03: Ang lesson Signifies what have learned 5 41.7%

naman siguro na nakuha ko dun or yung
narealize ko after ko mapanood yun ay
yumg buhay hindi talaga pantay-pantay or
minsan unfair talaga sya kasi may
mga bata na mabubuhay sa ganun or
namumulat sa ganung realidad kaya
nakakalungkot lang.
04: This raises
awareness about the foods that are causing a
global health catastrophe while making
millions of dollars
for individuals with vested interests.
06: This raises
awareness about the foods that are causing a
global health catastrophe while making
millions of dollars
for individuals with vested interests.
08: I’ve watched the American Murder: The
Family Next Door and I’ve learned that not
every family is everyone seems fine to
human, but in reality every is not that kind
because the father here in documentary
killed her own wife and daughters.
12: Bukod padyan
ipinakita sa atin kung ano at kung tinatago
ng isang bansa na may mga gantong kalidad
na drug trafficking.

Category Phrases

PROBLEM “investigative documentary entitled "What The Health" because I'm really
SOLVING into holistic health.”
“Ahmm yes, It is called “BURN THE STAGE” of bts. And I learned about
how they work, struggles and how they hardly prepare for their show. “

SEEKING “Hindi ko na alam e kung ano title non e, pero tungkol yon sa mga
INFORMATION batang mahihirap na nilalait ng mga tao.”
“yung title yung 'Here comes the child bride' dokumentaryo ni Atom
Araullo”
 “mostly nakakapanood ako sa youtube dahil lalo na sa documentaryo
ng gma na i-witness”
“I’ve watched the American Murder: The Family Next Door”

3. As a viewer, what do you think are the disadvantages of documentaries?

Label Numerical Frequency

Equivalent

WORD: BIASED 4 33.3%

OPINION: I believe that it is not intended, more of like an 1 8.3%

inherent result since people think and act differently.

OPINION: I think how it changes one's perspective in life 1 8.3%

because most of the time documentaries are gore.

PHRASE: sila yung reasons bakit namomotivate yung mga 1 8.3%

tao na bumangon sa buhay.

DIFFERENCE: I think the greatest impact of it is causing a 1 8.3%

divide between people who have learned and gained new
perspectives from those people who chose to be ignorant.

Phrases Code Numerical Frequ

Equivalen ency
t

01: Some of it are biased when it comes to It shows biased perspective 5 41.7%
peoples perspective
02: it doesnt show the whole perspective.
05: like nagiging bias ang isang
documentaries dahil madalas yung ginagawa
na may partikular na pananaw o agenda sa
isip, na maaaring magresulta sa pagkiling at
kawalan ng objectivity.
10: Isa sa mga disadvantage ng mga
documentary films ay maaaring magdulot
ito ng bias sa mga manonood dahil sa
pagpapakita lamang ng isang perspective.
11: Ang disadvatange sa tingin ko pwede
maging bias yung pagkakagawa ng mga
kwento.
02: It always have a cliffhanger Have a cliffhanger 1 8.3%

09: Umm, I think the disadvantages of a Capturing the real time scene 1 8.3%
documentary is capturing the real time scene and the budget of it.

03: Uhm siguro ang disadvantage naman ng Disappointment 4 33.3%

mga documentary films ay hindi
lahat nakakarating yung message sa mga tao
kasi mga mga tao na pag napanood nila
yung documentary films hindi nila
matanggap na ayun yung reality na
nangyayari talaga yon kaya minsan iniisip
nila na hindi totoo yan,
06: First off, i don't like the impression of
people that documentaries are boring
because it never is.
07: Isa na nga dito ang mga pelikulang na
matagal i-release ng palabas,
12: Isa na nga dito ang disadvantage ng
documentary ay ang ginagawa nila upang
kunin
ang attention.

Category Phrases

PROBLEM “not all of them provide accurate information that is used or presented to
SOLVING the audience so it has to do with this”
“It shows what really happened in real life without censorship”
“ Isa na nga dito ang disadvantage ng documentary ay ang ginagawa
nila upang kunin ang attention. Sa halip na nagbibigay sila ng
impormasyon.”

SEEKING “Isa na nga dito ang mga pelikulang na matagal i-release ng palabas,
INFORMATION bukod pa dito ay mahirap ding sabayin ang mga plot twist nito.”
4. If documentaries were made to tell the truth, why do you think they're limiting the
information they put on Films?

Label Numerical Frequency

Equivalent

PHRASE - To protect their human rights. 4 33.3%

PHRASE - They're limiting the information to keep the 4 33.3%

viewers entertained and choose only what's compelling for
them.

WORD - Criticized 1 8.3%

WORD - Biased 1 8.3%

OPINION - Not enough or short in time 1 8.3%

Phrases Code Numerical Frequ

Equivalent ency

02: Still it is someone's life they need to Privacy 2 16.7%

protect those rights.
08: A for some privacy because we all
know everything can be shown to the
public especially it is a public
figure or media that is presented and can
reach high views and it can reach up to
millions of views, so it is
better to keep up some very confidential
information, confidential it is for their own
safety and also to
people who involved in documentary.

01: Because they cannot explain all of the Seems Mad 2 16.7%
information all at once
04: yung nga sa isang sagot ko sa mga
tanong mo ay nagiging bias yung
gumagawa ng documentary sa atin lipunan
kaya makikita yung limit ng impormasyon
na pinapalaba
 04: kase documentary films sila, may mga It can be a controversial 6 50%
information silang ayaw ipakita sa mga issue
viewers na ikakasira ng
show nila
06: The truth is limited in a way that not all
people are ready to witness it, only for the
brave ones with a curious mind to quench.
09:Ahm they limit something that I think
they don’t want to let the viewers see.
05: limit lang yung impormasyon dahil
hindi malabas ng buo dahil minsan
nagbabatikos sa ekonomiya at
makakalaban ang government kaya yun
ang napapansin ko sa mga napapanood ko
ng mga documentaries.
11: Pinipili lang ung
magiging 'compelling sa kanila'.
10: upang hindi magdulot ng sobrang
impormasyon

Category Phrases

ADAPTATION “As they say, it is still a person lives that should be protected”

SEEKING “they limit something that I think they don’t want to let the viewers see.”
INFORMATION

5. What are the things that you most like to improve in Documentary Films? Give at least 1
and Why?

Label Numerical Frequency

Equivalent

WORD - Siguro/Maybe 4 33.3 %

PHRASE - Do not manipulate people’s viewpoints and 1 8.3 %

display their comments as raw as possible.

PHRASE - Each of them has their own stories and way to 2 16.6 %
tell.
PHRASE - Creative and unique clips can increase
engagement and capture interest. 2 16.6 %

ACTIVITY - Gusto ko sanang mapabuti ang pagkakaroon

ng mas malawak na representasyon ng mga kultura at 1 8.3 %
pananaw sa iba’t ibang lugar sa mundo upang magbigay ng
mas malawak na pang-unawa at pagpapahalaga sa mga ito

OPINION - I think for me, It’s the creativity of showing 1 8.3 %

factual information to the viewers

OPINION - Para sa akin unang-una mabago yung systema

ng isang documentary film at yung pagiging bias at kawalan 1 8.3 %
din ng maiging pagsasaliksik at para sa akin bilang tao
kawalan ng isang pelikula o documentaryo is hindi gaano
pinapalabas sa cinehan kaya karamihan sa tao o pagpupunta
sa cinehan ay yung mga non-essential movies or yung may
scripted yung pinapanood.

Code Numerical Frequ

Equivalent ency

05: dokumentaryo is hindi gaano pinapalabas To promote 3 25%

sa cinehan kaya karamihan sa tao o
pagpupunta sa cinehan ay yung mga
non-essential movies or yung may scripted
yung pinapanood.
06: If there's one thing I'd like for
documentary films to improve, that would be
the promotion style… Having a creative and
unique way to capture the interest of
people and increase engagement through the
clips.
12: Pagkuha nila ng attention sa tao. Kasi
hindi basta-basta na gagawin ng palabas tapos
kaunti lang ang nakakaalam.

03: Siguro ang dapat mag-improve ay yung Show more creativeness 2 16.7%
phasing
09: I think for me, It’s the creativity of
showing factual information to the viewers
 Category Phrases

PROBLEM - “Do not manipulate people's viewpoint”

SOLVING “Stop limiting the information”
“Promoting, publicity like cinemas”

6. When watching documentary films, who do you think will be quickly influenced?

Label Numerical Frequency

Equivalent

WORD - Yes 6 50%

WORD - No 2 16.7%

DIFFERENCE - I think that those who are influenced by, 1 8.3%

who can relate or have experienced those things that are.

CONCEPT - According to yourself is what is seen or 8.3%

tracked. 1

PROCESS - Directly investing my time and effort. 1 8.3%

WORD - Youth 6 50%

Phrases Code Numerical Frequ

Equivalent ency

03: Siguro ang mabilis mainfluence ng mga Youth 4 33.3%

documentary films ay mga kabataan like tayo
mga youth
04: Yung mga kabataan na gaya ko, kami kase
madali kami ma influenced, madali kaming ma
dali sa mga bagay bagay, sa mga uso, sa mga
sikat,
10: For me, ang mga kabataan at mga taong
may interes sa isang particular na paksa ay
mabilis na
maapektuhan sa panonood ng mga documentary
films.
12: For me, ang mga kabataan at mga taong
may interes sa isang particular na paksa ay
 mabilis na maapektuhan sa panonood ng mga
documentary films.

02: Those people who is easily to feel sympathy Person with same 2 16.7%
and emotions and those who feel related with situation as in films
them.
11: SA tingin ko, yung naiinfluenced sa isang
dokumentaryo ay yung mga nakaka relate or
naka experiencena nung mga bagay na nasa
isang documentary films.

Category Phrases

PROBLEM “Those people who easily feel sympathy and emotions and those who
SOLVING feel related with them.
“ang mga kabataan at mga taong may interes sa isang particular na paksa
ay mabilis na maapektuhan sa panonood ng mga documentary films”

SEEKING “I think most of the youth”

INFORMATION

7. Why do you think documentary films affect the emotions of the viewers? Is it the
dramatic ization or the accuracy of real-life events or experiences? and why?

Label Numerical Frequency

Equivalent

WORD - Yes 1 8.3%

PHRASE - The factors affecting the viewer's emotion. 6 50%

OPINION - ln my opinion it is the accuracy of real life 1 8.3%

events. In documentary films, people who watch
documentary films really scared of what's going to happen
next especially when they know that it happen in real life

DIFFERENCE - I think because they learnt about the 4 33.3%

situation, they believed that things that happened in real life
time were facts and gave them emotionally attached to the
documentary.
 Phrases Code Numerical Frequ
Equivalen ency
t

01: Because some people relate to the events and Felt a connection at the 6 50%
experiences of someone or something in the film
documentary film.
03: Yun nga katulad ng sinabi ko pwedeng
maapektuhan yung emotions ng viewers dahil sa
maraming bagay, pwedeng nakakatelate sila,
pwedeng dahil mabigat yung scene or simply
because nalulungkot sila na reality yon kaya
siguro ganum nakakalungkot naman talaga
isipin.
04: For me is yung storya ng buhay na
kinukwento ng documentary film, kase kagaya
ng sinabi ko kanina ang mga manonood basta
makita o marinig lang nila maniniwala agad sila,
totoo man o hindi.
05: madaling salita dahil pinapakita yung
totoong realidad ng buhay ng tao kaya
nakakapukaw sa
Damdamin ng tao
06: There is something in the portrayal of each
scene that stir up my critical thinking and my
forward action after witnessing all.
09: Ahm, I think because they learnt about the
situation which they believed that things that
happened in real
life time were facts and gave them emotionally
attached to the documentary

08: In my opinion it is the accuracy of real life Shows a real-life events 3 25%
events, I mean it should be accurate because its
real life, because it is documentary ahmm people
who watch documentary films really are scared
of what’s goin to happen next especially when
they know that it happen in real life because
anyone can do it especially anyone who speaker
to do it so it can threaten someone’s life and also
affect.
 10: I think ang mga documentary films ay
nakakaapekto sa emosyon ng mga manonood
dahil sa mga pangyayaring nakapaloob sa
pelikula na maaaring magpakita ng karanasan ng
tao sa buhay.
11: Kasi ayun naman yung goal, ang magkwento
at ipaalam sa tao ang sitwasyon. Yung accuracy
ng real
life events at experience ayon ang nagpapaantig
sa emosyon ng nga manonood.

Category Phrases

PROBLEM “Some people relate to the events and experiences”

SOLVING “Ang mga kabataan at mga taong may interes sa isang particular na
paksa ay mabilis na maapektuhan sa panonood ng mga documentary
films”

SEEKING “ I think because they learnt about the situation that they believed that
INFORMATION things that happened in real life time were facts and gave them
emotionally attached to the documentary.”

8. How do documentaries and the modern lifestyle relate to one another?

Label Numerical Frequency

Equivalent

WORD - They’are based on the changes of lifestyle. 7 58.3 %

PHRASE - They're portraits in the reality of life and modern 9 75 %

technology.

CONCEPT - They’are construct about the reality and sci-fi 1 8.3 %

(book)

OPINION - They say it is for inspiration, experiences, 6 50 %

feelings.
 Phrases Code Numerical Frequ
Equivalent ency

01: I don’t know. doubtfulness 3 25%

03: Di ko alam paano isasagot to pero siguro
they relate in a way kahit modern na yun
lifestyle ng mga tao ngayon mas iba sa dati
siguro naisisingit pa rin yung mas darker na
way of life na ayun nga hindi lahat fair, hindi
lahat nabibigyan ng privilege ganon siguro.
04: Tingin ko dahil sa nangyayari sa buhay
natin maganda man o hindi, pwee naman
ishare yon na
magiging documentary film

06: I can say that documentaries and the Focus of a certain topic 2 16.7%
modern lifestyle definitely relate to each other
as they mirror such experiences in the real
world.
08: I think ahm our modern lifestyle today it is
very much focus on our mental health which I
think is a great idea when because
documentary films are so relevant to this day
they keep releasing documentary films which
are gore.

Category Phrases

SEEKING “siguro they relate in a way kahit modern na yun lifestyle ng mga tao
INFORMATION ngayon mas iba sa dati siguro naisisingit pa rin yung mas darker na way
of life na ayun nga hindi lahat fair, hindi lahat nabibigyan ng privilege
ganon siguro.”
“For me I think they both have this “a day in a life” kind of story”

PROBLEM “I think ahm our modern lifestyle today it is very much focus on our
SOLVING mental health which I think is a great idea when because documentary
films are so relevant to this day they keep releasing documentary films
which are gore. And can affects our mental health so today I think each
and every people ahm I mean some of the people woke about mental
health so I think they can control their feelings when watching
documentary films.”
9. Have you ever watched a documentary film in cinemas? If yes, how was it?

Label Numerical Frequency

Equivalent

WORDS - No 10 83.3%

WORDS - Yes 2 16.7%

PHRASE - Because / Due to Pandemic 3 25%

PHRASE - Not too popular like other genre 4 33.3%

OPINION - As an age of information where everything is 1 8.3%

accessible

Phrases Code Numerical Frequ

Equivalent ency

01: No. Felt Uncomfortable 4 33.3%

04: Hindi ako palanood e,
11: Hindi pa.
12: Never Pa.

10: Hindi pa ako nakakapanood ng Seems Aspiration 2 16.7%

documentary films sa sinehan dahil sa
sitwasyon ng pandemya ngayon. But if I have
a chance, gusto kong makanood kapag
magkakaroon ng pagkakataon.
07: Siguro parang nasa loob ka lang din.
Parang ikaw ang gumaganap ng nasa movie
nyon kung baga sa tuwing nakakanood ka ng
sinehan is parang nararamdaman kung ano
ang pinapahiwatig ng isang palabas.

08: it is very bihira lang mag release ng Not that popular 2 16.7%
documentary films sa cinemas.
11: Dahil madalang lang ito lalo na sa
Pilipinas.
 Category Phrases

SEEKING “Siguro parang nasa loob ka lang din. Parang ikaw ang gumaganap ng
INFORMATION nasa movie nyon kung baga sa tuwing nakakanood ka ng sinehan is
parang nararamdaman kung ano ang pinapahiwatig ng isang palabas.”
“, I think it is nice to watch in cinemas because you get to see how
others react as well”

PROBLEM “We are already in the age of information where everything is

SOLVING accessible”

10. Do you agree that documentaries are helpful to today's society? If so, in what manner?

Label Numerical Frequency

Equivalent

WORDS - Yes 7 58.3

WORDS - Entertaining 2 16.7

WORDS - Movies & Series 2 16.7

PHRASES - Share/Gives Information 2 16.7

CONCEPT - Just like the movie called JUSTICE, 1 8.3

pinapakita sa atin kung paano bilang isang good citizen ng
lipunan

DIFFERENCE - sa iba nakakatulong sa iba hindi 1 8.3

OPINION - develop our sense of unbiased judgment 1 8.3

 Phrases Code Numerical Frequ
Equivalen ency
t

01: Yes, because some documentaries are just Agree 7 58.3%

created to share information about a certain
topic to their target viewers.
02: Yes,
03: Oo naman,
07: Sa tingin oo.
09: Yes, because I think it helps us view
factual events.
10: Uhmmm yes.
11: Yes.

02: a lot of voices were being unheard of thats Signifies the things that 5 41.7%
why filming and showing it will be a big help helps
for those people who need to see it by
themselves
03: para sa akin nakakatulong talaga sya kasi
tayong mga tao ngayon mas tutok na sa
movies, teleserye, whatsoever kaya
nakakatulong sya in a way na binibigyan nya
ng boses yung mga taong walang boses,
pinapakita nila sa mga tao na may
nangyayaring ganyan na may justice.
06: There will always be a good and bad ones,
the worsts are made with ill intentions that we
may not easily comprehend. Hence, it is
important that we develop our sense of
unbiased judgment, especially over the
controversial ones. We should see and weigh
everything with good and bad side, then decide
on which point to support.
08: some documentaries have each of their
own pros and cons and each of them help to
today’s society and some of them cannot and
its about how the viewers perceive it, it's how
they absorb it.
11: angkop ang mga pinapakita neto kung
saan maaaring magbigay ng mga
impormasyon sa tao,
minsan entertaining pero kadalasan bagong
kaalaman talaga.
 Category Phrases

PROBLEM “nakakatulong talaga sya kasi tayong mga tao ngayon mas tutok na sa
SOLVING movies, teleserye, whatsoever kaya nakakatulong sya in a way na
binibigyan nya ng boses yung mga taong walang boses, pinapakita nila
sa mga tao na may nangyayaring ganyan na may justice, may hindi
pagkakapantay pantay kahit simpleng bagay”

“ I don't claim that all documentaries are and will be helpful to today's
society. There will always be a good and bad ones, the worsts are made
with ill intentions that we may not easily comprehend. Hence, it is
important that we develop our sense of unbiased judgment, especially
over the controversial ones.”

SEEKING “some documentaries are just created to share information about a

INFORMATION certain topic to their target viewers”

“each of them help to today’s society and some of them cannot and its
about how the viewers perceive it, it's how they absorb it”