What Are Dreams? - Documentary Review

I saw a Nova special on Dreams. As far as their documentary techniques, I noted that they relied a lot on auditory and visual stimulus. Almost the entirety of the piece had a voice over. I suppose some of that is because of the subject matter. You can't really 'interview' dreams. But you can interview specialists, and they did. They did a good job of picking charismatic scientists to speak, it can be painful to watch when someone has a stutter or a thick accent. Something that really inspired me was their exposition. I was completely hooked from the first minute. I think if they could keep that intensity the whole time though, it would be more effective. All in all, I learned a lot, but I think they could work on the entertainment factor of it.