"Guns and Roses" is a documentary about domestic violence. Domestic violence is a major and recurring issue in society. The documentary shows us the effects and consequences of domestic violence. The victims of domestic violence are interviewed to do that; the primary focus is Melody. Melody is a victim who ends up killing her husband by defending herself. The angle at which the documentary is aimed at shows that the filmmaker is favoring the victims and is against domestic violence. The filmmaker may have chosen to do this topic of enforcing values and attitudes and to make others aware of the seriousness of the issue. Domestic Violence is a primary concern to society and is an ever-occurring problem.
             A narrator is absent in "Guns and Roses." Therefore the subjects that are interviewed have a strong influence on our interpretation of the images shown on the screen. By using such techniques, we are enabled to relate to the images in similar ways the interviewee does, and we are also able to relate to the subject more. When Melody was being interviewed the filmmaker chose to show clips of Melody's wedding. The use of flashback enables us as the reader to acknowledge the way Melody reacts to that situation and her feelings towards her marriage and the way it turned out. While seeing the clip of the wedding we here Melody's story of her previous marriage and that she married Brian because he promi1sed to treat her well and not to hurt and abuse her. We could see on her wedding day how happy she was to be married to Brian. However, we could hear in the background how unhappy she sounds. By doing this, the film has made me feel a sense of irony towards the situation and sympathy for Melody. Brian is not a good husband; he does not do his husbandry duties but instead physically and psychologically abuses Melody.
             Melody tells us of how Brian is not always bad; he can be really sweet sometimes, "Sometimes I feel like a princess." She tel...