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Give Peace A Chance
by 30 Second Critic (movies profile)
Dec 20, 2006
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9 people found this review helpful
This really should be called Richard Nixon Vs John Lennon as this new documentary so passionately illustrates. This is a fascinating time capsule of the late sixties and early seventies centered around Mr. Lennon and how one man can intimidate a government.
Things really start to get interesting around in the early 70's when Nixon is running for re-election and the Vietnam war rages on. When Lennon befriends Bobby Seale, Jerry Rubin, and Abby Hoffman, Nixon's white house targets him and so begins a surreal "David Vs Goliath" battle that is fought politically and artistically throughout most of that decade.
Besides archival footage, there are many new interviews with politicians, radicals, journalists, and of course, Yoko Ono. The music is great and some of the footage is fascinating but the film spends to much time setting up it's case, padding it's 99 minutes with images most of us have seen time and again from that turbulent period.
If you lived through these times, the film will evoke strong memories and provoke emotions as obvious parallels are drawn to today's war in the Mideast. In the end, the message remains the same...give peace a chance. |
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