I'm producing an independent film in similar vein, from a different perspective, but if I had had the production team to produce THIS film, I would have.
Regardless of your politics, this film is well worth watching and discussing afterwords. Factually, it's right on.
I worked as a security analyst for the U.S. Navy for 12 years, ending in 2003, and this film tells is like it is; it does so in a comprehensive and interest-keeping way (given the short 1 1/2 hours a film has).
Weaving a historical perspective with contemporary stories made for a well-rounded documentary - it was brilliant, and it fills in the missing links in making sense of our current "Long War". It's brilliance was most evident in how it even-handed it really was. It's not an overt political film, or bipartisan in nature. The interviews are with principle players, not just commentary, and the footage takes us to the places where the action happens - as a great documentary will do.
See this movie, buy this movie, show this movie.
Regardless of your politics, this film is well worth watching and discussing afterwords. Factually, it's right on.
I worked as a security analyst for the U.S. Navy for 12 years, ending in 2003, and this film tells is like it is; it does so in a comprehensive and interest-keeping way (given the short 1 1/2 hours a film has).
Weaving a historical perspective with contemporary stories made for a well-rounded documentary - it was brilliant, and it fills in the missing links in making sense of our current "Long War". It's brilliance was most evident in how it even-handed it really was. It's not an overt political film, or bipartisan in nature. The interviews are with principle players, not just commentary, and the footage takes us to the places where the action happens - as a great documentary will do.
See this movie, buy this movie, show this movie.