This should be read before watching this movie, while watching please consider the following: This is an example of American media Iraqi style. This film is a propaganda film. BUT do not condemn this film without watching it because it is an excellent film. This film, which is summed up perfectly by a young man near the end of the film, focuses on the POSITIVE ASPECTS ONLY, of this war. The 150 digital cameras that were distributed to the Iraqi people whom made (part of) this film, were distributed by the army, this is obvious as the time frame of the film coincides with the advancement of the foreign military. This must be remembered during all times in this movie. In some cases the video footage was being shot by a US soldier (rocker scene) and in other cases by European troops (stated by one interviewee), at other times it seemed evident that interviews were being made in the presence of troops, or some foreign person. Also, besides the first section of the film (which i was very surprised to find in there), where anti American sentiment was being conveyed, the majority of the film consists of those who were opposed or oppressed by Saddam, and also, discluding the first section once again, none of the footage was from anywhere or anyone who had been directly affected by the war(as everyone in Iraq is obviously affected). This film did show how a lot of things DID get better as a result of Saddam's overthrow, such as the right to mobility and free speech being restored. My major beef with this films was the headlines...they were completely unnecessary, out of context and uncalled for, and i felt they took away from the integrity of the film. What i did like about this film was that it showed many of the different cultures in Iraq. In order to gain anything from this film I think you must ignore the politics and view this as a film about Iraqi culture. If you go into viewing this film knowing that it is propaganda, and being able to rationally interpret what the people are saying then i think this is actually a pretty cool film, on some of the good that came out of something so terrible. I give it a 7 out of 10.
Review of Voices of Iraq
