Ken Burns

I adore Ken Burns documentaries. They all have a gentle pace and rhythm.

The music is impeccable, both the period stuff, and the new materiel. The photos and film clips are outstanding.

Somehow, his style isn’t quite perfect in his work about baseball or such. About big events, he gets it absolutely right. Sad, and respectful. I’m thinking of his The Civil War epic, and his Second World War series called The War.

He also has his finger on the American pulse, both modern and historical. I wonder if he could do as well with a non-American point of view.

Could he do a Canadian Second World War? Could he tell of the British view? Would a German telling be possible?

I wish he would try.