Chicago 8, the movie <-- a must watch

[99th_Monkey]

I just watched this for the first time on Netflix last night and was completely
mesmerized. The movie is very well done, is based on the actual transcripts
of the trial, and manages to capture the ethos of the era reasonably well.

I was very "active" when this happened, but did not attend the 1968 Democratic
Convention, as I was still in shock and mourning for Robert Kennedy as I had
worked in two states for his campaign, only to see him gunned down in cold
blood by a "lone assassin".

This is well worth a watch entertainment-wise; but is also a good reminder
that the grim challenges we face today -- with dissent being brutally repressed
and criminalized -- are in fact nothing new. What's new is how the men behind
the curtain have concocted the "terrorist" meme to scare the public into accepting
wholesale loss of liberty, while they amass a gargantuan Surveillance & Security
State, complete with militarized police and 100% saturation surveillance (thanks
to advances in technology).

[cali]

1. thanks for recommendation.

[Egalitarian Thug]

2. K&R I'll check it out, thanks.

[postulater]

3. Is this a new movie?

[99th_Monkey]

4. According to Wiki: "The Chicago 8 is a 2010 American drama film ...

... written and directed by Pinchas Perry and starring Philip Baker Hall, Gary Cole, Steven Culp and Mayim Bialik. The film is based on actual court transcripts from the Chicago Seven trial."

[postulater]

5. I'll see if I can find it. Thanks.

I also liked Medium Cool from 1969.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_Cool

[99th_Monkey]

6. and thank you

that movie looks good. I'll check it out as well.