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Power and Terror: Noam Chomsky in Our Times (2002) -- This documentary compiles a series of Noam Chomsky's interviews and lectures that address the events of 9/11.

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Director:
John Junkerman
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Release Date:
22 November 2002 (USA) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
This documentary compiles a series of Noam Chomsky's interviews and lectures that address the events of 9/11. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Not as powerful as Manufacturing Consent more

Cast

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Noam Chomsky ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Chomsky 9.11: Power and Terror (Japan: English title)
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Runtime:
74 min | Germany:98 min
Country:
USA | Japan
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:PG
Company:
Siglo Ltd. more

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Quotes:
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Title Card: '9-11': Suprise Best Seller Blames U.S. - New York Times
Title Card: No place for gray in Noam Chomsky's black and white world - Japan Times
Title Card: Not about to fade away quietly at the age of 73. - San Francisco Examiner
Title Card: Fearless. - Frontline magazine
[India]
Title Card: Chomsky's anti-Americanism is just plain wrong. - New Statesman
Title Card: Rebel without a pause. - Bono
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Title Card: Arguably the most important intellectual alive... his political writings are maddeningly simple-minded. - New York Times
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Soundtrack:
Brimming heat of tears more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Not as powerful as Manufacturing Consent, 12 December 2002
8/10

I saw this documentary in New York its second week in the theater, and I doubt it will get a lot of play elsewhere in the country. Some interesting things were done, such as the usage of Asian pop-songs and translations to quotes to give the film a more international/global feel. However, this doc is no where near as good as Manufacturing Consent, what I think is a masterpiece and a true showing of the brilliance of Chomsky. Yes, this film is important, but it focuses solely on Chomsky speaking. Now I love Chomsky, but he is not a dynamic speaker, the power in his oration come from his well structured syntax and ideas. Listening to 74 minutes of Chomsky monologues is wearing. Nobody spouts the truth like Chomsky, and this film didn't show that as well as Manufacturing Consent. 8/10... only because it was about one of my intellectual heroes. 5/10 for filmmaking.

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