It's yet again one of these shamelessly partisan movies that only care about out-agreeing each other. I am not an American, not even a Westerner for that matter, but I strongly agree that any access to knowledge should never be banned. And while I might find myself on the same side as those who made this movie, I can't ignore it when you make such a hackish movie that serves as nothing more than a cheer piece for your own people. It's not going to change minds if the approach taken is as shallow as this.
I knew nothing about the 'book banning' in America prior to watching this documentary and was surprised that such a thing can even take place in a country where freedom of expression is such a cherished right. Imagine then looking into it and finding out that the 'book banning' they were screaming about is not actually 'book banning' in the traditional sense of the word, but just not including it as part of the curriculum for children. Not saying this makes it right, but there is CLEARLY a difference between that and actual book banning, and the willingness to conflate the two just speaks to the dishonesty of the film.
If I am to watch a movie that champions my side, I would want it to be as honest and sincere about its goals and offer convincing arguments to change the minds of those opposed. And that takes a lot of integrity and introspection. Imagine if the side in favor of all the book banning made a similar documentary using kids to talk about how they wouldn't want to read such and such books and therefore should be banned? Or take a single horrible sentence from each book as an example that these books deserve to not be anywhere near children? Yes, that is the exact level of simple-minded dishonesty going on here. What a shamelessly partisan movie.
I knew nothing about the 'book banning' in America prior to watching this documentary and was surprised that such a thing can even take place in a country where freedom of expression is such a cherished right. Imagine then looking into it and finding out that the 'book banning' they were screaming about is not actually 'book banning' in the traditional sense of the word, but just not including it as part of the curriculum for children. Not saying this makes it right, but there is CLEARLY a difference between that and actual book banning, and the willingness to conflate the two just speaks to the dishonesty of the film.
If I am to watch a movie that champions my side, I would want it to be as honest and sincere about its goals and offer convincing arguments to change the minds of those opposed. And that takes a lot of integrity and introspection. Imagine if the side in favor of all the book banning made a similar documentary using kids to talk about how they wouldn't want to read such and such books and therefore should be banned? Or take a single horrible sentence from each book as an example that these books deserve to not be anywhere near children? Yes, that is the exact level of simple-minded dishonesty going on here. What a shamelessly partisan movie.