Discovery in Frank Hurly in Relation to Almost Famous

Nasht’s documentary ‘Frank Hurley: The Man Who Made History’ shows the different perception of brutality and war. The montage of world war 1 with cannons firing shows Hurley’s original belief and perception of war being a great and spectacular event, but soon realises that war is horrific, brutal and deadly place which can be seen through the narrators voice over, “But they began to change as the reality of the machine gun and mustard gas sank in.” Nasht is then able to show his audience how a discovery change people’s perceptions of the world through Hurley’s perceived views on war being shattered which can be seen through Hurley’s remark “It’s impossible to realise that men are just murdering each other around you.” This then causes Hurley to look at the soldiers as even more heroic prompting him to fake his images once again.

Similarly this can be seen in Cameron Crowes ‘Almost Famous’ about a young boy named William Miller who perceives the rock and roll life style as glamourous and happy, but later discovers after travelling with a band that it is brutal and quite depressing.  The scene in which William’s mentor Lester Bangs says “They are going to buy you drinks, you’re going to meet girls” and the close up shot of William’s face smiling shows his excitement to live that kind of life, but this hope is shattered after a close up of Russel Hammond stating “Just make us look cool” shows how William’s dream lifestyle isn’t real and that bands lie in order to make themselves look better. This like Nasht causes William to try and live the perceived world that he wished for and was promised. Crowe is able to show like Nasht that discoveries which are necessary can have negative ramifications on their subject.