Dear Zachary -Brendan Colon

"Dear Zachary" is hands down one of the most emotionally appealing movies I have ever seen. The intimacy of the viewers to the families touched by the murders of Zachary and Andrew Bagby is near impossible to emulate due to the rare circumstances they occurred in and the medium by which they are presented--the documentary. One of the strongest points of this film is its ability to outrage. The story alone is depressing however when paired with the heavy yet very careful manipulation on behalf of Kuenne it becomes surreal. The manipulation used in Dear Zachary was interesting because it did its absolute best to say that it is indeed the truth and that all nay-sayers would subsequently become heartless in the eyes of the believers. Yes, the trial is extremely one sided however the evidence is presented in such an overwhelming manner that to consider an alternative to the story presented would seem to trip on some ethical boundaries. One is not supposed to feel outraged towards the end though. By comparison to the subject matter of the film, the end is uplifting because the body of the movie is simply not.