Point of order is a documentary by famous documentary filmmaker Emile de Antonio. The documentary is made up of all archival footage that was filmed with kinescopes when the show aired on television. The documentary does not have any narration. It's made up of very carefully picked shots and edited together in a way that made the 97 minute movie seem like it all took place in one day, but really the footage was captured over the course of a few months. The point of the documentary was to show how McCarthy manipulated people and accused people to get what he wanted and to defend himself. The movie does not need a narrator because the audience can see the destruction of McCarthy on footage and it is obvious. I also think that not having a narrator makes it more honest in a way. Yes, the director manipulated the film through editing, but the absence of the "Voice of God" narrator made it really seem like the director was not trying to shove anything down our throats.
When I started watching this movie, I really had no idea what it was about. I knew who McCarthy was, but I had never seen any of the Army-McCarthy footage before. And by the end of the movie I Couldn't stand McCarthy or Cohn. They were snakes. I was really hoping that they would get what they deserve. de Antonio's style of filmmaking was very effective on me and I really do think he was a talented filmmaker.
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