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War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Written by:
Loretta Alper
Jeremy Earp
Directed by:
Loretta Alper
Jeremy Earp
Release Date:
Theatrical: March 14, 2008
Running Time: 73 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Sean Penn, and Norman Solomon
War Made Easy brings to the screen Norman Solomon's insightful analysis of the strategies used by administrations, both Democratic and Republican, to promote their agendas for war, from Vietnam to Iraq. By familiarizing viewers with the techniques of war propaganda, War Made Easy encourages viewers to think critically about the messages put out by today's spin doctors--messages that are designed to promote and prolong a policy of militarism under the guise of a "war on terror." War Made Easy is based on the book by the same title. (Media Education Foundation)
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What The Critics Said
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TV Guide Ken Fox
Based on the book by syndicated columnist and savvy media watchdog Norman Solomon, who appears throughout as the main talking head, Earp and Alper's documentary shows just how the U.S. government coerces a nation into accepting the very idea of war, and it's a job it couldn't do without the full cooperation of the media.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Aaron Hillis
The doc is sobering, straightforward, and a bit drab, but to the participants' credit, it's also an entirely nonpartisan endeavor. Good luck telling that to the right once they hear the film is narrated by Sean Penn.
Read Full Review >Variety Dennis Harvey
Overlapping with other recent documentaries, picture nonetheless presents a stimulating argument.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
Unsubtle, condensed and bullet-point simple, “War Made Easy” avoids fancy visuals for a uniformly drab and dispiriting aesthetic. Sporadically narrated by Sean Penn (evincing all the personality of a potato), the movie is cinematically inert if ultimately persuasive.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
Claiming that from Korea to Vietnam to Iraq, the US government has misled the public - and the media - on the reasons for going to war.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 4.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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