In the Year of the Pig

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delysid d @RT67044741 01/07/2022 a good companion to hearts and minds, winter soldier See more s r @ScottR 01/14/2021 1001 movies to see before you die. Manipulative propaganda, but of the highest quality. The historical aspect of these edited interviews still make it worth watching despite its bent anti war message. It was on amazon. See more 11/21/2016 11/25/16 YouTube A very detailed look at the political history of Viet Nam as well as the politics and politicians behind the American involvement. Touches briefly on the American soldiers role. This is a good history lesson and a precursor to Iraq, Afghanistan and other mucked up US adventures in the world. History does, unfortunately, repeat itself. See more 11/19/2016 One of the 1001 Films to See Before You Die, this was an excellent documentary about a war I realized I knew little about. How it started, and how we were slow-boiled into an inferno without understanding what the conflict was about. The attitudes about other cultures exhibited by famous military and political leaders I had read about before were surprising to me., and partially explain in a way I had understood before, one of the key reasons why we were there. The military and political leadership figures mistook a willingness to die for their country as a sign of the North Vietnamese not caring about the value of life. So, this gave us license to carpet bomb and destroy villages at will. Of course, this came back to bite us, because of the aforementioned determination to win at all costs by our so-called 'enemies', This dynamic pervades the film. If we could see a similar film about, say, Syria, it would be enlightening. I'll look for one. See more 07/03/2016 The most amazing compilation documentary you've ever ever seen. It's perfect. See more 07/03/2016 Emile De Antonio's antiwar masterpiece, IN THE YEAR OF THE PIG, is a rough, gritty documentary. The film itself looks coarse and grainy, perhaps reused stock. But the images are iconic, and haunting. An American lifeguard at a South Vietnamese beach, looking absurdly out of place, rubs sunscreen on his nose. And the title sequence- a loud, disorienting jumble of images and sound. An unforgettable documentary that transcends its genre, but never quite achieves perfection, PIG is worth a watch. See more Read all reviews

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