Comparison between ‘London Can Take It’ and ‘Listen to Britain’
London can take it and Listen to Britain are both Second World War propaganda documentaries. Both of these films were created by Humphrey Jennings in order to get and later on support the allied war effort. Both the films contain similar features of documentary but are still very different.
Listen to Britain, has a non-linear structure as well as displaying images of events in a non-chronological order. Another distinctive aspect of this documentary is the fact that there is no voice-over. These put emphasis on the images as well as focus on the different locations shown.
London can take it has an American narrator which tries to make the whole thing unbiased. Also the narrator Quentin Reynolds draws attention to the fact that the bombings we can hear are not Hollywood sound effects which once again puts a very realistic aspect on the documentaries.
Both the documentaries give us a proper insight into the lives of the British people which makes helps raise awareness of the situation. Common features of documentary seen in both films are the fact that all the events are shown over a period of time which gives us clearer insight on the fact that this is a continuous event rather than a one time occasion.
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