“We are not changing human nature”: 21 years ago, this wonderful Oscar -Nazi film is one of the most important documentary

If it is naturally different in the form of fictional artwork, the emotional field opened by the documentary can be an absolutely devastating force. Because it echoes subjects of intimate, questions that have deepened us and ask about the relationship with the world and its perception. In this logic, the fog of war, which was released in 2004, is distinguished as a detection of capital.

The fog of war, or the fog of war, is, first and foremost, an expression described by Carl von Clausewitz by a very well -known and influential war theorist in the 19th century to describe the absence or ambiguity of participants in military operations. The term refers to the uncertainty of hostilities on its abilities, adversaries, forces, and its goals.

Absolutely perfect expression and, above all, adequately adequately with the documentary signed by the absolute master of the genre: Errol Morris. Graduated from Princeton, Berkeley and Wisconsin’s history (decisive training in terms of research and investigative methods that he will use throughout his career), he will be particularly quietly interviewed by his only interlocutor in his work: Robert McNamara.

Eleven lessons about the meaning of history

Former US Defense Secretary Kennedy and Lindon Johnson, in the heart of political decisions that change the world, McNamara was one of the most controversial and influential individuals of the international political scene.

In the film she arranges her subject to reflect on her life and her career, the maximum list of war and human mistakes that the New York Times calls “The cumulative message suggests that no one in power in the war knows anything.”

The film is divided into eleven sections based on the “lessons” published by Morris from interviews with Macnamara, as well as eleven lessons presented at the end of the 1995 Macnamara Book. Retrospective: Vietnam Tragedy and Lessons. If the subject is brilliant, it is also for Balanjingist Exercise McNamara, which appears to be between 85 years old 40 years ago, between the procedural pro Domo, the sincerity of regret and does not confirm all the responsibilities.

Through its analysis, we have discovered the basic events of the 20th century. Why was the last century the most devastating and most lethal in the history of mankind? Are we condemned to repeat our mistakes? Can we choose freely, or are we thanks to historical forces and inexperienced ideologies? Should we harm the kindness?

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“We do not change human nature”

Mixing unusual archival images, reconstructions, white house records Secret protection And it has made it accessible, which is caused by a hypnotic soundtrack, signed by a huge composer Philipp Glass, the fog of war embodies strongly dizziness and disturbing reflection on war, power and the nature of history. McNamara has already decided and was hardly optimistic. This is the full meaning of the eleventh and last lesson: “We do not change human nature.”

Want to discover the fog of war? Unfortunately, it is only available in the DVD, which was published 21 years ago but still found.