But why has the metanarrative become more popular than the narrative itself? And what makes a truly great ?

Conversely, the genre can achieve radical reflexivity. Reflexivity occurs when a documentary forces viewers to question the reality of the entertainment being presented. Tickled (2016)—which begins as an investigation into "competitive endurance tickling" and ends exposing a dark web of harassment—uses the documentary to mirror the manipulative tactics of its subject. Similarly, Framing Britney Spears (2021) turned the camera back on the media and legal systems that constructed her trauma.