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mik3cap ([personal profile] mik3cap) wrote2004-09-02 08:12 pm

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The Fog of War is a fascinating movie. Visually, it's very captivating, but without being totally inherently biased in the way a Michael Moore film would be. Hearing it come from the mouth of the man who lived through and participated in most of warring during the twentieth century is just incredible.

[EDIT: Oh, and Phillip Glass was the perfect choice for composer for the film. All the historical file footage matched to his industrial minimalist musical stylings was just great to watch. It was also amazing to see the contrast between the aged Robert Strange McNamara and the young man who appeared constantly in the historical footage. I kind of want to watch it again...]

[identity profile] rotting-orange.livejournal.com 2004-09-02 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
i definitely want to see that movie. from the previews i was afraid it would be like Moore vehicle, but yay if it isn't.

[identity profile] mom-star.livejournal.com 2004-09-02 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Absolutely not. I'm an anti-Moore liberal; I think he's a prevaricator who is more in love with transfats than the common man. This movie is... transcendant. That is, it bypasses common bipartisan garbage to get at the heart of the architect of a war. Several wars.

In a word: awesome.