I didn't like this documentary as much.
For me it seemed pointless and without a message.
The reasons for this are numerous, the first being that this man who apparently is always laughing just seems to be very over the top and fake. If someone was to walk up to me and just randomly start laughing at me (as it seems to show him doing in the piece) i wouldn't laugh back. my reaction would be along the lines of "get out of my face" or "is there something funny about me eating?".
i understand that this man went through some bad times and i agree with the positivity of his attitude, but that wouldn't include continuous laughter in my eyes.
I am not a fan of the close up head shot of the man as he is walking around, but it appears as though everything else is moving faster because the camera never moves from him. i feel it is overused, not just in this piece but also in general. i have seen it used in many different programs in many different scenarios including: drug and alcohol related programs and even in the second episode of 'Torchwood' where a woman was possessed by a gas alien. so as i said its over used and i don't think it really serves a purpose.
I dont feel as though the documentary really puts this man in a good light as it is meant to, it makes him appear as though he is the crazy man in the room, who randomly walks in and starts laughing for no apparent reason.
call me grumpy but that would just annoy me or even freak me out a bit rather than cheer me up - no matter where i lived.
http://www.4docs.org.uk/films/show/5/King+of+Laughter
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