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by : Mirjam |
Date Added: 9/24/2005 3:12:16 PM  report this post |
A very impressive documentary, which has changed my image of soldiers. Everyone who wants to know more about what the US army is actually doing in Iraq should see this film.
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by : Benja |
Date Added: 9/24/2005 4:40:42 PM report this post |
Extraordinary and not to be missed! This film is an intelligent and compassionate look at those on the front-lines of America's supposed "War Against Terror". Occupation: Dreamland encourages audiences to think critically and to reject easy answers. A welcome and even-handed antidote to glib-patriotism and sound-bite-logic.
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by : Travis Lolis LeMond |
Date Added: 9/24/2005 5:07:49 PMreport this post |
Film is okay in that it garners several opinions from soldiers, but too many soldiers make the story confusing in terms of who said what. Directors attempt to create drama out of banal situations, such as mines blowing up in far away places. Film is best when instructions are given to soldiers, otherwise the film is 30 mins too long when focusing on annoying conversations which are placed in the film just because other crucial situations are not captured on film or did not occur. Make no mistake about it: the documentary makes no attempt to take a stand. It let's the viewer decide for themselves. In doing so, however, it reduces the "war against terror" as an opinion poll. In shirt, the film is 48 mins of CNN, FOX, or CNBC interviews with soldiers, and 10 mins of Democracy Now, and 20 mins of jabber.
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by : Tom Rothschild |
Date Added: 9/25/2005 7:50:54 PMreport this post |
This movie gives a close-up view of what it has been like to be a U.S. soldier in Iraq. Its probablyabout as close to the truth as one can achieve on this subject. We see the soldiers breaking into people's homes, seizing men and placing them manacled and hooded on trucks, responding to roadside bombs. We hear them having "informal discussions" with ordinary citizens through translators, running through alleyways looking for possible attackers. A vitally important piece of reality.
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by : jim jones |
Date Added: 9/25/2005 9:28:11 PMreport this post |
excellent. informative. honest.
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by : stella |
Date Added: 9/25/2005 9:30:30 PMreport this post |
A must see if you have any interest in what is ACTUALLY happening in Iraq.
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