Sherman's March

Sherman's March was another very interesting documentary. At first you think it is going to be all about the historic Sherman's March, but in the end it turns out to be much of Ross McElwee's journey. He starts out searching for love and stumbles upon a woman named Pat. Now the beginning seems to be all about Pat, and McElwee seems to make most of the beginning about her endeavors. He uses the camera at very interesting angels when he is filming Pat, and often keeps it directly on her. Pat then gets an audition and leaves McElwee and he seems to be starting his original idea, and going back to the actual Sherman's March. This documentary has many masculine conquests the biggest being his romantic conquest. In the beginning his mother tries to set him up with people and that is where he ultimately meets Pat. It seems he feels as if he is incomplete without a woman in his life. Another small conquest could be his car. When Pat is not around to film, he often goes and works on his car, although he does not film this. This would be one of his smaller conquests, and only a side job for when Pat is not present.