2007 horror movieRating: 15/20
Plot: A documentary about how our elected officials and the people they work closely with are sometimes really silly.
Quick confession: This documentary was so scary that I eventually decided to mute my television. Watching the antics of Dubya, Dick "The Man with One Face" Cheney, Booty Rice, and Donald Duck without the sound wasn't any less scary, so I ended up playing "Yakety Sax" over and over again as a soundtrack to the film. Then, I watched the documentary at twice the normal speed so that it looked more like outtakes from Benny Hill's show. It turned out to be hilarious that way! I typically avoid politics, and I didn't really need to be reminded about the goings-on of what will undoubtedly later be thought of as a Mt. Rushmore of ruination and American embarrassment. I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed this, and I'm not sure I really know enough to figure out if I'm being duped by a deluge of propaganda. I'm also not sure how much of this is new information or how much is just a rehash of stuff I would already know if I paid attention to the always-reliable American media. I did think a lot of this--image juxtaposition, the repeated "declined to be interviewed for this film" line, one-sided narration--was a little too obvious; the statistics and interviews of the people involved were effective by themselves. This is shocking, jaw-droppingly so, like a horror movie where you already know the ending but are stuck on the edge of your seat anyway. I'd love to watch this with a Bush supporter to find out how he'd justify any of this. God, I wish this was a mockumentary.
The hippie half of Cory recommended this documentary.
2 comments:
The great thing about this informative and fairly impartial doc is that it simply lets the facts speak for themselves and lays this cluster-f... completely in the lap of an incompetent administration. It is nothing short of tragic and infuriating watching men (and a woman) in power casually make and defend stupid decisions that will have terrible consequences. I will try to limit how many overtly political recommendations I make, and thanks for watching this. A 17, for me.
My doc replacement is one they have been playing on IFC... "Touching the Void"... a bi-partisan film.
It's something that people should see, especially people like me who don't really know anything. And there's probably no way I would have watched this without your recommendation.
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