@full80 said in [‘It’s the truth’: compelling new WT doco](/post/1440792) said:
So the responsibility all falls on Madge pushing for no results, which also makes the club look a bit one-dimensional in how it motivates its team for results.
I think you are right that it's a fairly one-dimensional (so far) take on the Tigers story.
So for example: I refuse to believe that the assistant coaches don't say anything to Madge during matches, or during half-time. If you paste together all the shots of Madge blowing up in the box, it would be lucky to be a handful of minutes total against the backdrop of several matches, i.e. only a fraction of total match time. And that is therefore easily explained - they edit in footage of Madge making a comment or blowing up, then cut away. Some people interpret this as the assistants being silent.
Episode 1 you hear Madge calling down to Snoopy constantly, but nothing of Snoopy. Some folks say "what's the point of this Snoopy guy?" This week shows you Snoopy running around and relaying messages.
I'll keep watching cos I love the club, but they have created a narrative of a passionate man fighting against difficult odds: passive players, silent assistants, institutional issues, and bad luck. Will our hero (Madge) flame out, or will things turn around? It's not to say the access isn't cool that they have, but they have shaped it.
One example: in my memory people didn't boo at the end of the Cowboy's game. It came at halftime. If they did I didn't hear them and I was in the stand. They must have mixed in half-time boos, at the end, to really make the moment when Brooks is emotional, 'land' hard. And it worked. He looked crushed and (fittingly) without words.
We will only learn about assistant's help if the producers choose to interview them and feature them.
It's true, they're making a documentary for entertainment purposes. Madge is thier star man and so far they're painting him very well. I wonder if the last two episodes will be so kind. I think not.
But with selective editing we'll never get the full picture. Will we get unrestricted access to a tactical session where we analyse the opponents and work on our plays in attack and defense to beat our rivals? Unlikely.
All we can gather from the doco so far is that Madge is good at giving motivational speeches, the players lack the ability to fire up and play with passion and heart, and that Madge swears a lot. (interesting they chose eo edit out swear words in one scene but not the Tommy game...)