Kony 2012

1. Summarize the documentary KONY 2012 in one paragraph. What is it about? (one paragraph): I think it's about a man named Joseph Kony who started a army in Africa of children that he stole. People are trying to make him become more known so the government will realize the people do care and so they will keep and possibly add to the military advisors they sent there to help the Ugandans. 
2. Why did the filmmaker choose to make this film? What does he hope to achieve? What is his specific goal and what is his strategy for making it happen? (1-2 paragraphs): I think the filmmaker chose to make this film so that people would learn more about Kony. So they can learn all the mean things that he's done, so he can be come "famous" or "infamous" and be more known in this world. I think they also hope to achieve for Joseph Kony to be caught and stopped and his army to disperse and not exist anymore. I think one strategy is that they put the Documentary on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Myspace, etc. and once people saw it, they were touched and they shared it with all of their friends. I think they thought it would be kind of like a chain reaction. They are also going to have a day in which in almost every city people are going to "Cover the Night" as in they are going to cover their city with posters and such so people will probably wonder who this "Kony" is and google him or something. 
3. What is your personal opinion on the strategy he is using to raise awareness? Is it effective? At some point, people get tired of seeing "the same old posts" about an issue. Some of you have already asked the question "what's the point of this video?" What is the point? Even if you're personally tired of seeing links and posts about it, do you think there is value in saturating the media like the film proposes? What would you do different? (1-2 paragraphs): To be honest, I don't know how I would take on a problem like this and how I would try to do it better. But I think if the purpose is so that the Government see that the people of the country care, this is a good way to make people care. If they see a video about children getting killed, the man that's killing them etc. people will probably care, or at least want or pretend to care. And for someone who doesn't know how to make a difference, buying a bracelet or t-shirt or putting up a poster doesn't seem like too much to do to help a cause. I think people are eager to "help" the world in some way, even if they don't know very much about the cause. I think there has been some controversy on whether the money and donations the organization (Invisible Children Inc., I believe) is used in best ways. Because about a third of the money is spent with the films they have made about Kony and Uganda and such. I think that these videos are good ways to get people's attention, especially the young adults in the country who are on the internet a lot of the time.
4. What do you think about about the idea of making a "bad person a celebrity?" Are there any negatives to this approach? (one paragraph): I think it's kind of an interesting idea, because I think if Kony was famous as Angelina Jolie or something they would be extremely well known (obviously). But I'm not sure if he actually could become as famous as her, although we could try. I think maybe the bad part may be that now that it will be very famous there will be a lot of people against it...There are a lot of haters out there.
5. What is the difference between raising awareness and between a call to action?: I think raising awareness is when someone wants people to know about doing something.
6. What is an issue you feel strongly about - strongly enough that you would want to not only raise awareness, but call people to action? Be specific - in other words, don't just choose a topic like 'eliminate world hunger.' It doesn't have to be a global issue, but it should be a specific, definable one where you are proposing a specific solution. What is a specific way to focus on that topic? Ask yourself the following questions:What is the issue?: Um, I think I would like to help people (specifically teens and young adults) who either have extremely low self esteem and/or self-harm themselves or have attempted or been on the brink of suicide.Where is it?: I think it's all over, really.Who are the people affected?: I'm not absolutely sure about everyone, but I've noticed teens and young adults, I think. Why should people care about this issue?: Because it's really sad that people don't feel like anyone cares or that they're not good enough or that they don't deserve to live, or if it's way too painful to live through so they want to end their lives.What can people like you do to solve the problem; to help? What specifically can people do?How could you use the media to call attention to the issue? How can you get people's attention?: I think that if they notice someone who look like they're feeling down, or getting bullied on, they could just go and talk to them and help them a bit. If you just notice someone acting strange ask if they're okay or not, that could help, I think.  I think there are already people who know about ti, but maybe a video like the Kony 2012 that could help.