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Rating:  -
Everyone who reviewed this film has already said pretty much enough to be said, there is not much to add, except of that we all are seeing different sides, which each of us is capable of seeing. We don't hear much what is going on in the Middle East, yet we have our soldiers losing their lives, children losing their fathers, mothers losing their boys, our nation losing its' youth and blood... The question is: what the heck are we doing there for over seven years? How much longer it may take to "destroy the enemy" and to begin focusing on internal issues such as better education and medical insurance for all? The character of Senator Irving (Tom Cruise) in the movie mentions about "bad PR" - isn't the reason that American public is not interested in the subject (except of those whose loved ones lost their lives)? Should we sit and wait until EVERY American family bears a loss of a loved one to the war? Well, no matter what is your attitude towards the subject, this film will not leave you empty headed. See it for yourself, including the Special Features.
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The point of this film is quite clear to me: Incompetant political figures (the lambs) risk the lives of brave individuals fighting for our country (the lions). For what reason are the lambs doing this? Only (ONLY!) for their own political image. By no means do these politicians actually care about the safety of their country...only about what will get them elected next time.
So who are the heroes in this film? The soldiers and...the media. As director Robert Redford tells it; the media take the twisted lies and propaganda that the right-wing politicians are spewing and straighten it out to the stories that we read in the paper. Alright, great.
Meryl Streep plays the reporter, who was one of the people who fell prey to the "terrible lies" that followed the 9/11 terrorist attacks regarding who was responsible. She is interviewing Tom Cruise, a politician who the audience is obviously supposed to dislike.
Here's the problem(s).
This is a propoganda piece! Now, propoganda isn't neccasarily bad, but Streep's climatic rant toward the end of the film makes a valid point against the film itself. When questioned why she doesn't want to print the story given by Cruise's character, Streep says that "all he gave was propoganda." In other words, she argued that she wouldn't be printing NEWS, she would be printing a piece of biased propoganda. That is essentially what this movie is.
This is not a debate for a certain view...it is mere propoganda masquerading as a provocotive look at the debate behind the Iraq War. When you can make your opponent say whatever you want so that you can come up with some clever retort, it isn't exatly valid debate.
Bottom line; Do not be fooled...this is Redford's bitter views spun into an angering propoganda piece. The very politicians he condemns may be more like him than he thinks...
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*** 2007. Directed by Robert Redford. The subject is the Irak and the Afghanistan wars seen through the eyes of a journalist, a politician, a teacher, a student and two soldiers. With the exception of some school or army scenes, LIONS FOR LAMBS presents only dialogues between two characters expressing their points of views. The concept is interesting and honorable but very frustrating for a viewer not particularly fond of ex cathedra lectures. As usual, this kind of film will please those of you admiring the ideas of the director and the screenwriter and hurt the others unless they are convinced by the arguments. Redford's intentions are laudable because, after all, his model, Plato's dialogues, are high points of the world literature but one mustn't forget that these books were meant to be read by educated people only while motion pictures are destined to a larger audience who is waiting to be entertained and not moralized. A DVD zone rental only.
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Why hollywood can't make a decent movie about current geopolitical subjects is hard to grasp, but here we have yet another failed attempt. If you're looking for an 80 min lecture telling you what you already know, then this may be for you. Otherwise take a pass. What is particularly frustrating is the over simplicity of the 'debates' where obvious important points of contention are altogether avoided. None of the 3 settings/plots holds up to plausible scrutiny. I'm a really big Robert Redford fan, but this is a swing and a miss.
Rating:  -
Cerebral. Not as entertaining as Charlie Wilson's War, but does say to us to look inside for the Bad Guys as well as abroad.
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