Introduction
The movie Trouble the Water can be considered one of the most outstanding documentaries that describe the life of black people in the USA and the problems they have to face in their everyday life. The file is devoted to the description of the experience of a rap artist who survived failed levees during Hurricane Katrina. Preparing for this event, Kimberly Rivers Roberts starts to videotape neighbors, and it became the way how the main ideas of the movie are presented.
At the very beginning, the viewers can see amusing images of the life of the black community, its problems with alcohol, marihuana, and, at the same time, their fearless character and unwillingness to leave their homes and readiness to protect them.
Main body
However, these ideas are juxtaposed to the further problems related to the governmental responses to the natural disaster and compensations to all victims of the hurricane. This effect is achieved by the arrangement of scenes in a particular order. From the movie, it becomes apparent that many people who lived in New Orleans were not able to acquire FEMA compensation because of the impossibility to prove their residence. For this reason, the bigger part of all white people managed to return to their homes, while the black community experienced multiple hardships and had to look for another place for living, which drastically altered the demographics of the area and its culture. This part becomes the strongest aspect of the film.
Conclusion
Altogether, the movie touches upon important problems of race, the life of black communities in the USA, and the multiple barriers they face. The arrangement of scenes in the film helps to see the existing opposition between various population groups and better understand the nature of issues that emerged. The utilization of the documentation style contributes to the achievement of a more powerful effect and makes viewers think about the presented topics.