Early in his development as a critic," Bazin longed to be a teacher. This passion for knowledge, teaching, and learning can later be seen in his ideas towards cinema - one that depended upon the viewer for interpretation. Bazin's opinions of film were no doubt based upon the societal view of photography, in which later fed the creation of motion picture. Like photo, film also had an "obligation" to reflect reality. For Bazin their were two types of directors, those who depend upon reality and those who did not. Bazin rejected montage because it directed the viewer, told them how to see things, and ultimately how to interpret it. It seems Bazin resented films that directed thought instead of creating it. His views about truth in cinema are vastly different from today's movies. Instead of truth, many films nowadays are not based upon reality, but often times far from it. Even today's "reality" television shows reflect the current trend of breaking away from reality. Even a "film" meant to represent truth is instead altered and is instead a created reality, as opposed to documented reality.
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