In Reply to: "...only to have the army go past them as if they weren't there" **warning spoilers posted by sjb on March 15, 2007 at 20:02:35:
... filmed more or less going about their regular work.
Also many of the children may have been real... but I don't agree that US soldiers apparently telling these street kids what they wanted to loot is much sign of interaction... any more than using native prostitutes during wartime (and this is not just an American hobby).
Its just another sign of subjugation. To me at any rate.
I don't really think it is a political film... at least not in the common meaning but any film based during real world events has a political dimension.
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Follow Ups
- I agree they were probably real soldiers... - dave c 20:43:09 03/15/07 (1)
- Re: I agree they were probably real soldiers... - sjb 20:54:25 03/15/07 (0)