13. The Rise of the Bicycle in the 21st Century

Article by Paul Rosenfeld published by The Atlantic talks regarding Frederik´s Gertten newest documentary coming out on 2014, The Atlantic provides an interview with the director. Gertten had two big successes on his past documentaries, one of them is Banans!* and the other one is the sequence Big Boys Going Bananas!*. These articles criticize the use of pesticides on fruits such as bananas and attacks them with facts. However on this new article Bikes vs. Cars he "insists that his latest movie is not about taking on the automobile industry, but making the case for the positive impact bikes can have on the vitality of a city and its inhabitants". On his interview Gertten has the objective to inform the changes bicycles make on the urban living. He says he will be facing a Goliath as he publishes this documentary, he refers his controversy to cars as the small voice and how he does not want to stop people from having cars but wants people to have freedom from cars. Gertten points out the amount of savings relating to oil that could happen in the united states even though a lot was invested on the building of highways. He goes on explaining that the governments should listen to people more often and follow examples of cities that work with bicycles on the streets because the more people are satisfied with the government with bikes on the streets the less traffic.
This is an informational article, its purpose its achieved through an interview method the author uses to approach the director of the documentary. The introduction is really well written mentioning the past works of the director and what led him to film this current documentary. What also led to credibility is the fact that Rosenfeld attached the trailer of the documentary mentioned about. The interview presented in this article is the condensed version but still provides a great overview of the directors expectations and reasons behind his new project. The conclusion however is brief and in interview form its efficient, the last question is adequate to finalize the article. In general the article is effective on giving a preview of Rosenfeld and his ideas behind his new documentary.