The Revolution is not being televised. But thanks to Oliver Stone I can see some of it anyway. This film clearly exposes the growing gap between our "news" media and what's really happening in the world. It's not just the lies from the usual Fright Wing suspects; it's the complicity of even our 'alternative' media when even my precious Maddow mouths flippant digs on Hugo Chavez's refusal to allow the renewal of a license of an opposition TV station. She either doesn't know or doesn't care that the station in question makes FOX look rational.
What is happening in South and Central America is inspiring and newsworthy. So why do I have to go to a theater to see it? This information should be on 60 Minutes or PBS at the least. And why the shallow critical dismissal from such supposed media luminaries as the NY Times and LA Times, while the mindless pablum that dominates the major theaters is being discussed as if it comprises more than 90 minutes of cinematic wanking? South Of The Border contains real conversations with the men that our corporate owned government is trying to paint as tyrants and petty dictators. They are in fact the duly elected leaders of a revolutionary trend started by Fidel Castro and renewed by Hugo Chavez. They have ousted the empire and proved they can function just fine without our imperialist interventions. They have also disproved the myth of free market solutions for their societal problems. Perhaps this is the reason the official word is no word at all. Socialism is scary, especially when it makes people lives better.
This film is one of the few moments of reality you're likely to see on the big screen right now. So catch it, or at least get the DVD.
Ignore the critics this time. Better to trust their opinions on who should play the next Hulk than on matters of political relevance.
What is happening in South and Central America is inspiring and newsworthy. So why do I have to go to a theater to see it? This information should be on 60 Minutes or PBS at the least. And why the shallow critical dismissal from such supposed media luminaries as the NY Times and LA Times, while the mindless pablum that dominates the major theaters is being discussed as if it comprises more than 90 minutes of cinematic wanking? South Of The Border contains real conversations with the men that our corporate owned government is trying to paint as tyrants and petty dictators. They are in fact the duly elected leaders of a revolutionary trend started by Fidel Castro and renewed by Hugo Chavez. They have ousted the empire and proved they can function just fine without our imperialist interventions. They have also disproved the myth of free market solutions for their societal problems. Perhaps this is the reason the official word is no word at all. Socialism is scary, especially when it makes people lives better.
This film is one of the few moments of reality you're likely to see on the big screen right now. So catch it, or at least get the DVD.
Ignore the critics this time. Better to trust their opinions on who should play the next Hulk than on matters of political relevance.