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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0656605980225 Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Blank Stare Languages: Manufacturer: Blank Stare Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Blank Stare Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 03, 2005 Running Time: 72 minutes Studio: Blank Stare Theatrical Release Date: 2000 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - This is What Democracy SHOULD Look Like.With the close of the 60's and 70's the day of mass protest and public interest in politics and economics have certainly declined. This work showed the actions of some who are trying to keep democracy alive where it was born...in the streets. Unlike some other Big Noise Productions that jump right into the action, you receive a good amount of background information surrounding the cause for the protest. Even someone fresh to the globalization debate would have no trouble understanding the particular ... Read More Rating: - Powerful journey through the why and how of resistance to corporate destructivityThose who do not understand or are skeptical of the motivation behind the WTO protests should perhaps watch the interviews first. The interview on this CD with Naom Chomsky gives an excellent overview of how these organizations like the WTO are used to fulfill a very destructive agenda of some of the elite super rich. He describes how this was foreseen by many. The interview with Vandana Shiva puts it in more practical immediate local terms. Her numerous books document in detail ... Read More Rating:  - Policing democracyThis documented record of the 1999 Seattle WTO protest raises important questions about the tension between the modern nation State, as it becomes increasingly subjugated to external treaty obligations, and non violent dissent. As with all mass protest movements, divergent views about the tactics adopted are part of the drama, but the common unity of opposition comes through strongly in the documentary. Delegates wanting to attend the WTO Ministerial Conference have their access obstructed. The extremely ... Read More Rating: - A very concise title for a brilliant documentary!I love the title, even for someone who does not believe democracy can exist. It could be used in two ways: (1) This is what democracy looks like; police brutality and authority's ruthlessness. One sentence from one of the interviewees leapt off the screen for me, which really summed up the living conditions in the US (and elsewhere). "You are all slaves, go back to your ... (couldn't really hear it but i took it as cages, as it made sense)". As long as people do not interfere with policymaking, or basically ... Read More Rating: - The Other Side of DemocracyIt is a great documentary, but it is also very one-sided. It shows the events from the perspective of the protesters, and depicts politics and management as despotic and elitist. Nevertheless, I recommend it! |
