BlueFairyBlog Like Kirby Dick's previous documentary "The Invisible War," this is a film about cases of sexual assault being covered up by an institution. That previous film was about rape in the military, and this film deals with it in the college system. Focusing on the many cases of women who report and are then demonized for it, "The Hunting Ground," shows the predatory relationship between universities and perpetrators of sexual assault.The original song "Til It Happens to You," by Lady Gaga was nominated for Best Original Song, which it flat out should have won. If you watched the performance at the Oscars in February, then I am sure you agree with me. No matter how good that whiny Sam Smith song was, it cannot compare to the grace and raw animal allure that is Lady Gaga. Pairing the soul eviscerating song with the equally heartbreaking documentary made for an emotional performance and deeply evocative film watching experience.The documentary looks at the issues of college rape in a number of ways. It covers student athlete's entitlement, the system of fraternities and how their generational cooperation in the university system lends them bulletproof armor, and how women are advocating for other survivors through Title IX. Really, what it comes down to is money. The universities don't want to be accountable for rape, because they don't want people to think rape is rampant on their campuses. They need endowments, donations from alumni, endorsements from multiple sources because of their athletic departments, and to protect themselves against lawsuits from people convicted of sexual assault on campus.While survivors of rape already have a difficult time through reporting, going to trial, and having their reputations and image somehow tainted, survivors on college campuses face all these issues, and the bias of their universities. They sometimes have to leave school, face serious backlash if they go against their universities, and battle severe mental health issues, sometimes leading to suicide. If you don't understand the problems of women being sexually assaulted in this country, this is yet another film that gives voices to those who aren't taken seriously, aren't heard in the realm of the almighty university system. Don't cry for them, but stand with them in solidarity, because they are much stronger than you will ever understand.

brianna-99646 When reading the reviews for this film, a lot of the problems our society is facing today become obvious. There is a lot of victim shaming and people citing these girls as liars or attention whores. This could not be further from the truth. To dismiss these women for having the courage to say what happened to them is despicable. Rape culture is alive and well in this country, and there is no excuse for it. Victims should not be asked what they were wearing or what they had to drink. How is any of this relevant to the fact that they were assaulted? Anyone who points the finger at a victim is deplorable. Watch this movie and stand with these women. They deserve our support.

sirbullwinkle To start, before I get to what was in the case I'd like to mention the science of lying. http://www.blifaloo.com/info/lies_eyes.php Where she keeps looking when she refers to remembering is the direction one would look if they were using their imagination. Except for when she looks to the opposite side where the light is. Every time she looks to the light she cries. Now She claimed she was drunk(Toxicology said...Lie), she said she was drugged(Toxicology said...Lie), she said in the film that she didn't know him and he was stalking her(photos of them dancing very closely said....lie), she said he was the only guy she slept with(DNA test said...Lie). She claimed she wasn't the type go home with guys she didn't know, but she did sleep with a man either before or after Winston the same night that it happened. So who has sex with a man who is not her boy friend and then goes out to a club with friends to drink, but is so far away from her friends that they don't know about an unknown man "stalking her?" Where were her friends? The bartender that she claimed to have try and help her was never found. She also later claimed that she was dancing and that a man hit her on the back of the head and dragged her to a taxi(This was after toxicology proved she was neither drugged or drunk.)On September 2, a full nine months after she identified Winston as the man who allegedly raped her, she tweeted during Florida State's game against Pitt: "Pitt is the perfect example of why I would never want to go to school in the north. #everyonesugly #FSUvsPITT"; and "Interception, f–k you Pitt." She claimed her therapist said it would help her by attending his games. Yet this don't sound like she was in visual sight of her "attacker". Yet no therapist came forward to this claim. She said her attacker was 5'8 240 with long hair the night it happened. Winston was 6'4 200 with short hair. She however did remember the color of his bed sheets and where his apartment was located according to one of her later accounts, which would have helped them not start an investigation 2 months late. Her lawyer due to having no evidence of rape declared in court that, "It had to be rape because my client would never have sex with a black man." Yet this film ignores all of this and plays it as if she is being truthful. The film crew was also caught editing Winston's wiki page to match their own claims. http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the- hunting-ground-crew-caught-editing-wikipedia-to-make-facts-conform- to-film/article/2576792 This is a sham. This film talks about an important topic but uses falsehoods to make their points.

gmiddlefield This is an activist film designed to promote a "culture of rape" that is created by activists, for activists. This movie pretends to be journalism, but it hides behind fantasy to avoid legal scrutiny. This movie is a sales attempt to sell an idea, "rape culture" most likely to further profit women's activist groups with more government funding. This movie is socially destructive by claiming rape is thought of as acceptable, and the rape culture it has created is a "witch hunt culture" where a mere fantasy of a false rape claim (i.e. UVA/Rollingstone False Rape claim) cause protest and hate against innocent men and i.e. UVA false rape, mattress girl).Movies like these have made feminists groups the most power political group in the USA. At the mere mention of rape, with evidence proving the rape claim was a lie, feminist groups were able to get the administration of UVA to reprimand an entire group of men and boys solely based on their gender.Movies like this are not only wrong, it's socially detective and socially irresponsible.