Response to McElwee

McElwee's Time Indefinite gives us a look into the life of Ross McElwee. The movie captures some of the happiest and saddest moments of his life. He starts off with the wedding between him and his wife. He keeps the camera running through rehearsals, dinners, and all the other activities involved with having a wedding. He even rolls tape on his wedding day. He captures what its like to start a new life and begin building a family. We learn that his wife is pregnant and the two are ecstatic until she has a miscarriage and loses the baby. Later they have a successful child and he shows us his experience as his wife gives birth. He gives us raw footage of his life. He shows us the details of what hes doing as well as his thoughts provided by his narrations throughout the film. He shows his visits to his parents and you can see how fragile they are and later he tells you that they have passed away. The film isn't over more than a few years of his life and in that time so much happens to him. I feel like I have a good sense of who John McElwee is.