What an extraordinary piece of work, poor reviews of which have nothing to with the production or content, both of which are fascinating and timely, and everything to do with feelings of impotence, self importance and guilt in parts of the audience. My review of Exterminate all the Brutes keeps getting rejected despite not breaching any IMDB guidelines which interestingly echoes the meta whitewashing of reality that has meant retelling and reframing histories, like Peck has done in this HBO series, so difficult for WASP largely male consumers to accept.
The use of historical sources, dramatised and animated vignettes, fictional, flipped and imagined scenes, melding of times, and connections across the globe, pricks the conscience and keeps you thinking afterwards.
There were times I felt sick. Times I was horrified and terrified. Times I learned, relearned, remembered things I'd forgotten or repressed. Times I felt as if the filmmaker and his collaborators had reached into my brain and were saying things I've said, wanted to say, thought quietly and then pushed away.
Tour de force on the topic and in film-making.
The use of historical sources, dramatised and animated vignettes, fictional, flipped and imagined scenes, melding of times, and connections across the globe, pricks the conscience and keeps you thinking afterwards.
There were times I felt sick. Times I was horrified and terrified. Times I learned, relearned, remembered things I'd forgotten or repressed. Times I felt as if the filmmaker and his collaborators had reached into my brain and were saying things I've said, wanted to say, thought quietly and then pushed away.
Tour de force on the topic and in film-making.