
planktonrules
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After watching "The Duel", I was left thinking that BOTH Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were complete idiots. Why? Well, they ended up fighting a duel against each other...and Burr killed Hamilton...and both seemed very stubborn and stupid to get involved in such a thing.
The story consists of an explanation of who both were and outlines their lives before their fateful duel. It also discusses the events that led up to the duel...and its aftermath.
This is a very good overview of this important event...and didn't seem to take sides and discussed how both were so stong-willed and how that lead to the duel. Very well made and worth seeing.
The story consists of an explanation of who both were and outlines their lives before their fateful duel. It also discusses the events that led up to the duel...and its aftermath.
This is a very good overview of this important event...and didn't seem to take sides and discussed how both were so stong-willed and how that lead to the duel. Very well made and worth seeing.
I've been to Hoover Dam before and didn't stick around nor take any time to marvel. However, I think if I go that way again, I can't help but think about this documentary from "American Experience". This is because it talks about the human toll to build this dam...the 112 lives lost, the many injuries and the horrid working conditions in the middle of the desert. The film really gets you to think and consider the human factor...which is why I think this is such a good documentary about Hoover Dam.
As you'd expect from one of the films in this series, it's extremely well made...with many interviews, lots of photos as well as vintage footage of the structure and men building it. All in all, well worth seeing.
As you'd expect from one of the films in this series, it's extremely well made...with many interviews, lots of photos as well as vintage footage of the structure and men building it. All in all, well worth seeing.
"The Roots of Roe" is a documentary promoting abortion and contraception and using American history to support this. It consists of many interviews, old photos and pictures and famous actors narrating or reading the experiences of mostly long-dead folks.
The premise of this film is that abortion in America was only really looked down on in the mid-19th century...and the views of anti-abortion advocates today are regressive and not those of the earlier Americans.
The problem with this film is that no matter how hard the filmmakers want to convince you of their position, it probably won't change any attitudes as it's a very contentious topic. Additionally, it's a case of a film 'preaching to the choir'. In other words, it mostly is a film meant to affirm the beliefs of many viewers who see no problem with abortion. This is NOT criticism...just what comes with any film about abortion in America today.
Is it well made? Yes. But it also occasionally works harder to convince you of the rightness of abortion than trying to provide a balanced look. Now again, this isn't necessarily a criticism...but they do ignore some information which might hurt their argument (such as Margaret Sanger being more a proponent of abortion for non-whites and ethnic types).
The premise of this film is that abortion in America was only really looked down on in the mid-19th century...and the views of anti-abortion advocates today are regressive and not those of the earlier Americans.
The problem with this film is that no matter how hard the filmmakers want to convince you of their position, it probably won't change any attitudes as it's a very contentious topic. Additionally, it's a case of a film 'preaching to the choir'. In other words, it mostly is a film meant to affirm the beliefs of many viewers who see no problem with abortion. This is NOT criticism...just what comes with any film about abortion in America today.
Is it well made? Yes. But it also occasionally works harder to convince you of the rightness of abortion than trying to provide a balanced look. Now again, this isn't necessarily a criticism...but they do ignore some information which might hurt their argument (such as Margaret Sanger being more a proponent of abortion for non-whites and ethnic types).