Monday, October 22, 2007

its been so long....

I loved "Hearts and Minds"! Peter Davis did not make this documentary in an equal display of views however given the fact that the American public is bombarded with the opposing point of view in the news during the time this documentary was made it helped "balance" Americans' knowledge of what was occuring in the Vietnam war. Peter Davis used powerful images and selective interviewing and editing. He shows the Vietnamese speaking common sense and defending themselves and shows the soldiers as either idiots or "wised up" veterans. Lt. Fred Coker is the exception. Peter Davis conveys him as intelligent and articulate. I think this added more credibility to the film because it showed the pro-war side to contrast with the anti-war. Peter Davis is a master at rhetoric. "Hearts and Minds" was beautiful, powerful, disturbing, and thought provoking. He expressed the anti-war sentiment but added Lt. Coker for contrast yet furthered his own point by doing so. It was brilliant!

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