The video work on this production was very good -- dramatic and extraordinarily clear -- but it and the accompanying interviews were less informative than they could've been.
Perhaps there were good logistical reasons that such a disproportionate number of anti-Trump interviews dominated the film's commentary. Many viewers may be satisfied by that perspective, but it fails to help us understand exactly how such a monstrous protest unfolded and what might have been done to manage it.
If the documentary was intended to depict the suffering of members of the Capitol police, it was largely successful, but I suspect the documentarian sought a broader truth and in that, she largely failed. Inclusion of some thoughtful analysis or explanation by someone sympathetic to the protestors would have been very helpful, and, in my view, necessary to balance the film.
Still, I greatly appreciate the inclusion of so much captured-in-real-time video -- a feat I find unprecedented to date.
Now, if we can just find a way to review some of the rest of the reported 14,000 hours of on-site video, we may be even better informed about the events and motivations of that fateful day.
Perhaps there were good logistical reasons that such a disproportionate number of anti-Trump interviews dominated the film's commentary. Many viewers may be satisfied by that perspective, but it fails to help us understand exactly how such a monstrous protest unfolded and what might have been done to manage it.
If the documentary was intended to depict the suffering of members of the Capitol police, it was largely successful, but I suspect the documentarian sought a broader truth and in that, she largely failed. Inclusion of some thoughtful analysis or explanation by someone sympathetic to the protestors would have been very helpful, and, in my view, necessary to balance the film.
Still, I greatly appreciate the inclusion of so much captured-in-real-time video -- a feat I find unprecedented to date.
Now, if we can just find a way to review some of the rest of the reported 14,000 hours of on-site video, we may be even better informed about the events and motivations of that fateful day.