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I'm sorry, but... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #1
in what way (s)? niyad Feb 2019 #2
Restoring film is not a glorification of anything Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #3
did you read the article? niyad Feb 2019 #5
yes... Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #12
Did you see the movie? edhopper Feb 2019 #42
I did. cwydro Feb 2019 #74
Me too edhopper Feb 2019 #81
I found it as horrifyingly moving as anything I've seen about the war. cwydro Feb 2019 #85
Yes edhopper Feb 2019 #86
I agree. It's always better to remember. cwydro Feb 2019 #87
This message was self-deleted by its author NCChomskyan Feb 2019 #13
It is "war porn". guillaumeb Feb 2019 #4
the glorification of war in all its many iterations makes me ill. and war porn it definitely is. niyad Feb 2019 #7
But "war porn" is socially acceptable in many circles. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #8
a fact that never ceases to make me ill. niyad Feb 2019 #11
Wow, you must be ill quit a bit. MicaelS Feb 2019 #37
what a truly ugly view of humanity you have expressed. niyad Feb 2019 #93
Reality is often ugly. MicaelS Feb 2019 #94
Should we destroy all WW 1 film so we don't "glorify" anything? brooklynite Feb 2019 #71
On the contrary - Hedges demands that WW1 films do not remember the soldiers muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #22
And this reduction of many of the actual victims to wallpaper status guillaumeb Feb 2019 #25
And yet, you recommend the essay that reduces the "victims" in that way muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #38
It is the stupidity of the generals, guillaumeb Feb 2019 #57
Sorry edhopper Feb 2019 #43
Have you seen the movie? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #51
I was addressing the sanitized images. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #58
I would imagine it shows a couple of hundred dead soldiers muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #59
It is a UK only option. But thank you anyway. eom guillaumeb Feb 2019 #60
I saw it in the states. cwydro Feb 2019 #75
It is now playing in theaters hre in the States edhopper Feb 2019 #63
The images in the movie aren't sanitized. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #62
Then your opinion is ill informed edhopper Feb 2019 #64
I will try to see the movie. guillaumeb Feb 2019 #70
I thought it was a moving experience edhopper Feb 2019 #72
Then you know nothing about it at first hand. MineralMan Feb 2019 #66
It is anything but war porn edhopper Feb 2019 #69
As a Vietnam vet it disturbs me to have a young person tell wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #6
to which "young person" do you refer? niyad Feb 2019 #9
We all in our way have to deal with things. wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #24
please show me where I tried to define the experience for everyone. I certainly know niyad Feb 2019 #92
Not sure if I'm interpreting your comment correctly, Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #52
I have learned since coming home that history wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #65
Absolutely with you there. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #68
I intend to see it. wasupaloopa Feb 2019 #77
Having watched the film, the most unsettling experience was watching LanternWaste Feb 2019 #10
Exactly edhopper Feb 2019 #45
restored images are just restored images. its the editorial content surrounding the images msongs Feb 2019 #14
My Grandfather served in WW1. Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #18
I'm.... scared, Sir. Ron Obvious Feb 2019 #54
What editorial content? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #53
Bullshit. Itchinjim Feb 2019 #15
+1000 edhopper Feb 2019 #46
Over The Top Blackadder Goes Fourth Final Scene niyad Feb 2019 #16
Russian disinformation agent criticizes Western portrayal of WWI. Meh. FreepFryer Feb 2019 #17
I disagree with this review EarlG Feb 2019 #19
I appreciated the restoration a great deal. Dennis Donovan Feb 2019 #20
That was how I saw it, too. It was far more about how the soldiers saw it than Hedges's tirade muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #21
+1 Docreed2003 Feb 2019 #35
Thanks for your review, EarlG Hekate Feb 2019 #40
It was a brilliant documentary edhopper Feb 2019 #47
I saw this film. Adrahil Feb 2019 #23
Agreed Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #36
He's trying too hard. I get the feeling this is more about (re)establishing his own "creds"... NurseJackie Feb 2019 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Feb 2019 #27
I wonder if Chris Hedges ever served in the military. MineralMan Feb 2019 #28
Thanks, MinMan Hekate Feb 2019 #44
By all means do see this film edhopper Feb 2019 #48
Hedges is full of shit . . . . hatrack Feb 2019 #29
+1 obamanut2012 Feb 2019 #31
"Hedges is full of shit" Concisely put. MineralMan Feb 2019 #32
He loves to hit all his buzzwords RhodeIslandOne Feb 2019 #84
Yeah, epic fail -- this is a terrific movie obamanut2012 Feb 2019 #30
I don't get it... What's his problem? Blue_Tires Feb 2019 #33
He sounds like someone upset sarisataka Feb 2019 #34
The Jill Stein-supporting Hedges must have seen a different film than I did. VOX Feb 2019 #39
I saw the movie and Hedges edhopper Feb 2019 #41
I saw a special screning edhopper Feb 2019 #49
Chris Hedges knows people's feelings better than they do, apparently Recursion Feb 2019 #50
Chris Hedges needs to lighten the fuck up. Paladin Feb 2019 #55
This message was self-deleted by its author Oneironaut Feb 2019 #56
I like and respect Chris Hedges - but I disagree with his take. harumph Feb 2019 #61
Tolkien wrote LOTR because of the trauma of WWI. I guess Jackson does not "get" Tolkien after all. McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #67
You haven't seen the movie, have you? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #79
I saw the movie and completely disagree with Hedges bdjhawk Feb 2019 #73
Thank you. I am sick of the glorification of war. gtar100 Feb 2019 #76
"It's a god damn nightmare brought to real life." Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2019 #80
If you saw th movie edhopper Feb 2019 #82
Ok gtar100 Feb 2019 #89
This article is trash. joshcryer Feb 2019 #78
Is this the last gasp of Generation Wavy Gravy? Tarc Feb 2019 #83
I have no problems with shots from moments in the past ismnotwasm Feb 2019 #88
Straining to make his analysis fit. RichardRay Feb 2019 #90
Have you seen this movie? cwydro Feb 2019 #91
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