Urbanized

I’m not entirely sure I understand where Gary Hustwit is coming from. He seems to have a pretty solid idea of how the world works and the way that everything is designed to solve problems, but I don't know if he really says that much about ambiguity. From the director’s statement on the blog post, I see a man to just happened to stumble upon the concept by rethinking his other ideas. If we look specifically at the interpretation of ambiguity, I agree with the fact that as a writer it is important to write from a place of ambiguity and curiosity. This prevents a bias so that paper and sources of information have a sort of credibility to them. Instead of just being somebody's opinion.

Solving problems is another important part of ambiguity, but bias can easily slip in. In the video interview with the major, there is a clear example of the way that problems can be solved in a way that benefits everyone. And I don't mean to bag on Gary Hustwit, but in the clip, it doesn't seem like he was the one that put together the ideas in the film. It seems to me like, at least in that particular scene, he let the major take the lead and that is where the idea of ambiguity came from.

Overall, I am sure that the film is wonderful, I am just not sure that I agree with the interpretation of ambiguity through Gary Hustwit. Maybe there is something I am totally missing. That is entirely possible, but I guess I will have to watch the film to find out. First, I have to find time.