71ChevyGirl
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Over the last 60 years, "The Kennedy Assassination" has become an entity unto itself. The subject has a life of its own, almost entirely separate from the tragic event of November 1963. This is NOT another film about conspiracy theories, rumors, official findings, or "official lies". Go somewhere else for that.
This is about the human side of one of the most emotionally and politically impactful events of 20th century America. Over the years since John Kennedy was assassinated, so much attention has been placed, even forced, on every documented detail and every unsubstantiated rumor surrounding his murder that the true human impact has been all but lost. So much time and energy is devoted to questions and theories that we no longer consider the impact on the American psyche, much less on the individuals who were touched by John Kennedy, the loss they felt, or the chaos of that day.
This film not only reminds us that John Kennedy's death had real impact on real people, but that Lee Oswald had family, too. They were impacted as well. No matter what you believe about Oswald's involvement, or lack there of, he had a mother, two brothers, a wife, and two daughters who very suddenly and very publicly lost their son/brother/husband/father and were, frankly, expected not to grieve.
This is a touching film about the immediate impact of one of the worst days in American history on the people who were directly involved. Every actor in this film does a masterful job of brining out the depth of emotions that had to accompany the shock and grief of the sudden and violent events of November 22, 1963. The raw emotion they display is quite poignant. Best I can tell from my research, the film presents the stated beliefs of the real people portrayed within. One may or may not agree with those beliefs, but don't criticize the filmmaker for attempting to accurately convey the feelings and beliefs of the real people portrayed in his film. This is not a propaganda film, designed to convince us the Warren Commission was right. It is simply about putting us, emotionally, in that moment in history. If anything, I suspect the great difficulty of making this film was refraining from inserting disputable "facts" and various points that have, through the decades, spun themselves into theories with lives of their own.
This is about the human side of one of the most emotionally and politically impactful events of 20th century America. Over the years since John Kennedy was assassinated, so much attention has been placed, even forced, on every documented detail and every unsubstantiated rumor surrounding his murder that the true human impact has been all but lost. So much time and energy is devoted to questions and theories that we no longer consider the impact on the American psyche, much less on the individuals who were touched by John Kennedy, the loss they felt, or the chaos of that day.
This film not only reminds us that John Kennedy's death had real impact on real people, but that Lee Oswald had family, too. They were impacted as well. No matter what you believe about Oswald's involvement, or lack there of, he had a mother, two brothers, a wife, and two daughters who very suddenly and very publicly lost their son/brother/husband/father and were, frankly, expected not to grieve.
This is a touching film about the immediate impact of one of the worst days in American history on the people who were directly involved. Every actor in this film does a masterful job of brining out the depth of emotions that had to accompany the shock and grief of the sudden and violent events of November 22, 1963. The raw emotion they display is quite poignant. Best I can tell from my research, the film presents the stated beliefs of the real people portrayed within. One may or may not agree with those beliefs, but don't criticize the filmmaker for attempting to accurately convey the feelings and beliefs of the real people portrayed in his film. This is not a propaganda film, designed to convince us the Warren Commission was right. It is simply about putting us, emotionally, in that moment in history. If anything, I suspect the great difficulty of making this film was refraining from inserting disputable "facts" and various points that have, through the decades, spun themselves into theories with lives of their own.
