Noam Chomsky: Distorted Morality - America's War on Terror?

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09/12/2011 Great in terms of content. A must-see for anyone who cares about the issues surrounding the "War on Terror". See more 05/21/2011 With the War On Terror slowing down watching this was quite interesting. Chomsky exposes America's hypocrisies. Some of Chomsky's responses at MIT in the Q and A section of the DVD are particularly powerful. See more 11/27/2009 Too bad that John Junkerman's films are not really well known or easy to find in Japan See more 09/30/2009 an interesting talk but he is not a very good speaker See more 07/06/2009 A rather dry film that points out the hypocrisy of the U.S. as Chomsky so often does. It seems that you need a good understanding of political history to really understand Chomsky, of which I only have a fraction, making it dry. From what I do understand, Chomsky makes very good points on the "War on Terror" and we should look at our own history instead of other states. See more 01/12/2009 Chomsky is extremely adept at untangling controversial issues by first defining the terms, then exposing under-reported news stories in order to show gaps in logic, or hypocrisy. He's not the best speaker (in fact, he makes only one joke throughout this lecture, and the audience seems so starved for laughter that they give it more guffaws than necessary), and he can put you to sleep under the right circumstances, but if you listen to him, really listen, you'll appreciate the soft and under-stated cadence of voice. "Distorted Morality," though, despite the fine lecture it captures, is a horrible film. The video quality is poor, there is only a single camera angle, and the filmmakers did not even attempt to make it look polished or professional. While I understand that the message is most important, compare this film with "Manufacturing Consent," and tell me which is more engaging, which is more hypnotic, which is more thought-provoking. There was a golden opportunity to make a fine film by using Chomsky's lecture, but the filmmakers blew it. Watch this only if you are comfortable watching a single camera shot of an hour-long lecture. See more Read all reviews

Noam Chomsky: Distorted Morality - America's War on Terror?

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