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In Reply to: "Hearts and Minds" posted by mikenyc on July 22, 2002 at 00:40:50:
Film is still not as abused a medium as TV, but the gap is closing. The sad thing is, it takes a film like "Hearts and Minds", all too rare, to offer us the perspective of just how greatly those two mediums fail to deliver the goods, particularly with regard to "reality" and shouldering the burden of responsible journalism. The Brave are not just those that stop a bullet, but the guys who go, see, and then "tell it like it is". I was part of the Vietnam era, but was too young to serve. Anyone approaching this subject in any medium today is brave by default; anyone succeeding in taking a fresh look, or offering any level of depth or compassion regarding this great tragedy, deserves their 15 minutes of fame IMHO.
The legacy of Vietnam is going to be with us for a long, long time. Thanks nymike for the "heads up".
Eric
Tokyo*
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I agree...that's why directors...it should be "director"...like Oliver Stone challenges the viewer with his "point of view". They are not popular, because having any point of view or making a "message film", is viewed, as so disruptive, in this most passive of media.Personally, I objected to the intentional badgering of Walt Rostow, in this film. It was a "cheap shot", designed to provoke and get a reaction, rather than get anything informative out of the subject. I'm sure if he just spoke, he would "draw enough rope" for himself.
That some of the other participants, particularly Clark Clifford, are so glib and "comfortable" with the camera, he can't seem to talk enough...well, I guess, that's why they call it documentary !
What is evident about special film experiences like this, is not the subject matter, or our individual opinions are...but, that the Film Experience affects us, and makes us Think.When was the last time a film or Media Experience, did that for you ?
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