Verging more on the topic on; the difficulties of making a documentary, than that of how Hollywood becam Tinseltown.
Pawel Ferdek sets out to find an explanation as to why the polish community, initially had such success in Hollywood (Warner, Goldwyn, Mayer). His initial aspirations well and truly derailed. Shifting focus he attempts to decode the recipe for success within the movie industry - fair to say that approach also falls flat on its face.
Undeterred, and in true Hollywood spirit, Ferdek once again shifts focus. The end result becomes a documentary on; dreams, courage, failures and desperation. By a twist of fate, Pollywood became way more relevant - to way more people.
You could argue Pollywood is not what it says on the package, that it doesn't follow any kind of script and that it doesn't deliver what it set out to do.
But you could also lean back and allow the lack of structure to represent what most of us encounter on a daily basis.
Arguably the level of chaos is greater for those who are willing to sacrifice "everything" in the pursuit of their dreams. But plans gone astray and disappointments are woven into the fabric of most lives - thus Ferdek somehow, manages to create a relevant sidetrack.
However, Ferdek doesn't manage to fully embrace the changes his documentary is undergoing. Instead of following the new leads, he rather sternly clings to his original idea. The end impression is rather that he persisted in failure than that he jumped at the opportunity provided.
Pawel Ferdek sets out to find an explanation as to why the polish community, initially had such success in Hollywood (Warner, Goldwyn, Mayer). His initial aspirations well and truly derailed. Shifting focus he attempts to decode the recipe for success within the movie industry - fair to say that approach also falls flat on its face.
Undeterred, and in true Hollywood spirit, Ferdek once again shifts focus. The end result becomes a documentary on; dreams, courage, failures and desperation. By a twist of fate, Pollywood became way more relevant - to way more people.
You could argue Pollywood is not what it says on the package, that it doesn't follow any kind of script and that it doesn't deliver what it set out to do.
But you could also lean back and allow the lack of structure to represent what most of us encounter on a daily basis.
Arguably the level of chaos is greater for those who are willing to sacrifice "everything" in the pursuit of their dreams. But plans gone astray and disappointments are woven into the fabric of most lives - thus Ferdek somehow, manages to create a relevant sidetrack.
However, Ferdek doesn't manage to fully embrace the changes his documentary is undergoing. Instead of following the new leads, he rather sternly clings to his original idea. The end impression is rather that he persisted in failure than that he jumped at the opportunity provided.
