Fact and Fiction

I chose to use Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' as a keytext in this module in which the question was

'Although featuring actual people and situations, the more recent 'self reflexive documentary' is criticised for being heavily contrived just like any other movie. In light of this criticism , examine the ethos behind self reflexivity in documentary film. Why would the reflexive documentary declare a 'greater claim to truth' than other forms of film making?'

I enjoyed this module as i like the documentary form. I feel the essay went okay. However, from this module, I feel I have learnt that I need to spend a greater length of time on textual analysis as it is letting me down.