At best, many of the segments were mildly interesting. The one from Mexico for example. Nicely done, if you like to think that listening to people dying over and over for 11 minutes is what "entertainment" is all about.
The UK segment seems to being saying that "the Evil Americans had it coming." Really? By this logic, then the Chinese has the right to blow up a couple of 1000 Japanese people every now and then for the Nanking Massacre. Or for that matter, America has the right to blow up a couple of 1000 Japanese people for Pearl Harbor. Right, Mister Director? I mean, those things DID happen too, didn't they? Oh wait, I forgot. ONLY AMERICA should be held responsible for its past wrongdoings. Every other country should get a pass!! It's a good thing then that no one still blames the Germans for World War I AND World War II, otherwise the Jews would have the right to blow up a couple of 1000 Germans every other year for what THOSE guys did. Oh wait, I forgot. ONLY AMERICANS should be held responsible for past evil deeds. Nevermind.
INteresting to note that the only American segment is by Sean Penn, who is by no means a "great" or even "good" movie director. The guy has fallen on such hard times as even an actor that he can't even get on TV nowadays without having to fly over to Baghdad during the midst of an upcoming war, fer Christ sake.
It's also VERY interesting to note that the vast majority of people who thinks this movie is so good are either French or Germans. Man, those Germans. it's a good thing only America is held responsible for its past evil deeds, cause you know -- the Germans!! Heh heh.
God, I love selective memory. The fabled "the world community" does it so well. Forget about everyone else's evil deeds except America. NOW I get it.
And Mister Loach, if I were to count all the evil things YOUR country has done in the past, does that give every one of your victims -- say, all of the Middle East, all of Asia, and Africa -- the right to blow up a couple 1000 of YOUR citizens every other day? God knows you people ahve done some pretty evil things in your "empire making" days, no?
Skip this "film" unless you're French or German or a self-hating American.
And no, I'm not even white, but I am an American immigrant. Those of us whose lives were actually SAVED by America realize that this country has value. Then again, I'm sure the French wouldn't know about being saved by America -- Oh wait, nevermind.
Selective memory is so nice.
The UK segment seems to being saying that "the Evil Americans had it coming." Really? By this logic, then the Chinese has the right to blow up a couple of 1000 Japanese people every now and then for the Nanking Massacre. Or for that matter, America has the right to blow up a couple of 1000 Japanese people for Pearl Harbor. Right, Mister Director? I mean, those things DID happen too, didn't they? Oh wait, I forgot. ONLY AMERICA should be held responsible for its past wrongdoings. Every other country should get a pass!! It's a good thing then that no one still blames the Germans for World War I AND World War II, otherwise the Jews would have the right to blow up a couple of 1000 Germans every other year for what THOSE guys did. Oh wait, I forgot. ONLY AMERICANS should be held responsible for past evil deeds. Nevermind.
INteresting to note that the only American segment is by Sean Penn, who is by no means a "great" or even "good" movie director. The guy has fallen on such hard times as even an actor that he can't even get on TV nowadays without having to fly over to Baghdad during the midst of an upcoming war, fer Christ sake.
It's also VERY interesting to note that the vast majority of people who thinks this movie is so good are either French or Germans. Man, those Germans. it's a good thing only America is held responsible for its past evil deeds, cause you know -- the Germans!! Heh heh.
God, I love selective memory. The fabled "the world community" does it so well. Forget about everyone else's evil deeds except America. NOW I get it.
And Mister Loach, if I were to count all the evil things YOUR country has done in the past, does that give every one of your victims -- say, all of the Middle East, all of Asia, and Africa -- the right to blow up a couple 1000 of YOUR citizens every other day? God knows you people ahve done some pretty evil things in your "empire making" days, no?
Skip this "film" unless you're French or German or a self-hating American.
And no, I'm not even white, but I am an American immigrant. Those of us whose lives were actually SAVED by America realize that this country has value. Then again, I'm sure the French wouldn't know about being saved by America -- Oh wait, nevermind.
Selective memory is so nice.