This is a strange documentary, because it shouldn’t be that interesting. The subject is a man who seems intent on not being known. He refuses to talk about his background, and he seems to be perpetually annoyed. He comes across a little like a conspiracy theorist, even if I agree with him politically.
His refusal to engage makes him a difficult subject, but it also gives him an arc, albeit a small one. By the end, he seems to realize what sort of effect his video has had on the world.
The Winnebago Man clip is one that I return to every now and then, but I don’t find it as charming as some others. Seeing it in this context though, I felt a greater sense of him being a decent person, but just deeply frustrated. He curses a lot, he picks on other people, but there’s an undercurrent of humanity to him.
It’s nice to have the mystery laid to rest by learning more about him, even if the result isn’t all that important.
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