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July 08, 2005
Hearts and Minds
Hearts and Minds (1974), Peter Davis:
Rounding out my Vietnam film education. I guess I have to finish out Oliver Stone's "trilogy", but this is definitely a major figure.
I don't think I've ever seen a documentary that so comprehensively covered a subject as expansive as the war. It serves primarily as a document of the war from ground-level Vietnam, which surprisingly resembles the romanticized movie version. Also very interesting were the people poising themselves to control post-war Vietnam, the burgeoning industrialists.
On the American front, we share an equally wide focuse, seeing the effects of current soldiers, veterans, citizen groups and military officials. There's a bit of Michael Moore-style campaigning, but like Gunner Palace, the events at hand swallow the politics.
14/15
Posted by bing at July 8, 2005 08:45 PM