The Weather Underground, to many people, were radical left-wing terrorists. Probably the liberal equivalent of the Proud Boys and those who recently invaded the Capitol. But as they say, "One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter."
I watched this documentary to get a better idea of who they were and what they were about, and this documentary did that. There is a lot of historical footage with a sound overlay of a handful of surviving members giving a present day interview (it looks to be late 90's). Some of the footage is very jarring, but I think it helps paint a picture.
I know that we normally like documentaries that take the same view as ourselves. Occasionally, we may break from that dogma and watch a documentary because we are truly interested in the topic and/or we're truly ignorant of the topic. I say that to say: watch this documentary if you want to know about this group and you want a fuller picture of the goings-on in America in the late 60's-early 70's.
I watched this documentary to get a better idea of who they were and what they were about, and this documentary did that. There is a lot of historical footage with a sound overlay of a handful of surviving members giving a present day interview (it looks to be late 90's). Some of the footage is very jarring, but I think it helps paint a picture.
I know that we normally like documentaries that take the same view as ourselves. Occasionally, we may break from that dogma and watch a documentary because we are truly interested in the topic and/or we're truly ignorant of the topic. I say that to say: watch this documentary if you want to know about this group and you want a fuller picture of the goings-on in America in the late 60's-early 70's.