The Dogme95 manifesto was definitely the most radical of the three, and the least helpful compared to the other two. Probably mainly because of the didactic and pretentious voice of the author, which seemed to cause his statement to sound almost ridiculous.
I liked the Mekas manifesto for it's emphasis on the 'invisible history'; Mekas did a good job of providing credit where it was due and providing a general overview of the controversies of the history of film. The Lumiere manifesto was also interesting because of the honest nature of making towards a kind of purified film genre, where the general documentary genre is approached more carefully with the artist's eye. To me, that is a fun way of approaching film, with a parameter to achieve a certain goal. At the same time, i think a good film can still be humble, as the Lumiere manifesto strives for, while having a more flexible palatte available.
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