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Performative Mode

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Definition: The emphasis of the filmmaker’s subjective attitude or personal engagement with a subject to evoke audience reaction.
Examples:
Because it is evident that director Davis Guggenheim supports Al Gore's statements about global warming in An Inconvenient Truth, this film may be seen as an example of the performative mode.

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