I gave the American Anarchist a 6 out of ten with a sense of guilt. The interview style documentary was filmed well, but the interviewer's bias against William Powell shocked me. It felt like the purpose of the movie was to place blame on William. In my option this focus on the negative effect of "The Anarchist Cookbook" prevented this documentary from being worthy of a 9 or 10. Rather than trying to blame William the film should have been focused on who he was and is.
I feel guilty giving American Anarchist a 6 because William Powell has an amazing mind. If given the chance he would have added a different perspective on violence in children and how they express it. William should be proud of "The Anarchist Cookbook". The book gives invaluable insight on the children who commit atrocities, and if it had been looked at with this view it might have helped prevent them.
I would recommend this film to anyone who is interested in interview style documentary but with a warning of the bias.
Sadly William Powell passed away in July, 2016.
I feel guilty giving American Anarchist a 6 because William Powell has an amazing mind. If given the chance he would have added a different perspective on violence in children and how they express it. William should be proud of "The Anarchist Cookbook". The book gives invaluable insight on the children who commit atrocities, and if it had been looked at with this view it might have helped prevent them.
I would recommend this film to anyone who is interested in interview style documentary but with a warning of the bias.
Sadly William Powell passed away in July, 2016.