Bama Rush

ACTUALLY NOTHING TO DO ABOUT BAMA SORORITIES. DO NOT WATCH UNLESS YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET UPSET ABOUT WASTING YOUR TIME. The director is constantly stopping the documentary at times to make it fully about herself who by the way didn't go to bama and wasn't EVEN IN A SORORITY. I understand that she has her own stuff but if that's what the documentary was about then maybe change the name? Also a 1/4 is of the film was them just talking about the documentary and how everyone is going to take it the rumors about it. I'm writing this while watching it because it is that bad. Worst documentary i've ever watched and I watch documentaries a lot.

If you think you're getting a juicy exposé on Alabama sororities, you are going to be disappointed. It is not an exposé at all. In fact, around 50% of the screen time is dedicated to the director of this movie who trauma dumps about being bald, comparing her baldness to rush in some contrived analogy that makes zero sense. When the women of color share their stories about the racism they faced at the University, heavy themes are explored. A Black alum explains how a cross was burned on the porch of her black sorority. Not even 10 minutes of screen time are given to her. Instead, the director inserts herself and cries about being bald once again, something incredibly jarring to see in juxtaposition with the real injustice and trauma that these women face. Bald lady aside, this is just not the documentary you think it is. I literally learned nothing new and it was incredibly boring. Do not waste your time. It was hilarious when the director kept inserting herself into the documentary, however. I cannot make this up.

What a weird documentary. The director made herself a major figure in the documentary with a very tenuous connection to her own insecurity about having alopecia. I mean that's a worthy story to tell, which a lot of young people would surely benefit from, but it was strange to include in this film. The director takes up a lot of time talking verrrrry slowly with this weird affect to her voice, to talk about things that happened during filming - but she could've been covered it all in 1/4 the time, and spent more time on actually covering the subject at hand. It was very off-putting. As a result, the whole documentary only scratches the surface of what it claimed to be analyzing.

"Poor me" story from the director who made the entire doc about herself and lazily tries to equate her alopecia with Bama Rush. If you're saying, "huh?", then believe me, the disaster of watching it is actually worse than it sounds. Glosses over important issues such as racism, eating disorders, etc. In favor of non-stop flashy pop ups of Tik Toks. Literally 30 minutes of the doc is dedicated to the directors own plight with alopecia. Sloppy filmmaking with no point of view or really anything to say. If you're looking for saliciousness, there isn't any, and ditto if you're looking to learn anything.

Interesting documentary about a fascinating, layered topic.

However the pacing was stilted, with only a very small part of the documentary focused on covering the rush process.

The director also interjected into the film multiple times about her experiences with alopecia, and how those experiences paralleled to the experiences of the girls pursuing a sorority. Her experiences and stories with alopecia were extremely important and meaningful, however they didn't relate super directly to the main content of the documentary in an obvious way, and the interjections broke up the pacing and emotional swell of the film.