We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists
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  • Release Date: Oct 19, 2012
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  • Summary: They’ve been called criminals, “hackers on steroids” and even terrorists. But the vast majority of those who identify as Anonymous don’t break the law. They see themselves as activists and protectors of free speech, and tend to rise up most powerfully when they perceive a threat to internetinternet freedom or personal privacy. WE ARE LEGION: The Story of the Hacktivists, takes us inside the complex culture and history of Anonymous. The film explores early hacktivist groups like Cult of the Dead Cow and Electronic Disturbance Theater, and then moves to Anonymous’ own raucous and unruly beginnings on the website 4Chan. (Luminant Media)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: John DeFore
    Oct 17, 2012
    80
    Strong, entertaining portrait of a hard-to-pin-down online phenomenon.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    Oct 20, 2012
    70
    As a tale of digital power-tripping both exhilarating and terrifying, We Are Legion stands as a useful 21st century narrative.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Nicolas Rapold
    Oct 18, 2012
    70
    The film is most illuminating in showing how democratic practice can still find a new voice and innovative means with each generation. The fascinating efforts of Anonymous can be messy, but so are many freedoms when asserted so boldly.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Tomas Hachard
    Oct 16, 2012
    38
    The doc's straightforward and chronological structure is its own worst enemy.

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