This is certainly one of the most significant video documents of the 21st century. As much as the title of the review may apply to president Kennedy, it's the complete opposite for Abraham Zapruder. As intense and heartbreaking as the document is, it would, most likely, even been a lot more haunting if we could hear his reaction to what he just saw.
There were no television cameras filming the incident and we wouldn't have the actual moment on tape if it hadn't been for this amateur filmer. Would it have been better that way? I don't know. It's truly disturbing and what followed afterward concerning legal consequences and Jack Ruby is utterly frustrating. What saddens me even more than looking at Kennedy in this tape is looking at his wife.
There were no television cameras filming the incident and we wouldn't have the actual moment on tape if it hadn't been for this amateur filmer. Would it have been better that way? I don't know. It's truly disturbing and what followed afterward concerning legal consequences and Jack Ruby is utterly frustrating. What saddens me even more than looking at Kennedy in this tape is looking at his wife.