Brett Morgen follows his fantastic "The Kid Stays in the Picture" with another genre bending film that mixes archival footage with animation in this documentary about the 1968 riots at the Democratic Convention in Chicago. Instead of talking heads telling you what happened, Morgen lets you have a first hand experience that tells the story surrounding the events and the trial that happened. There are a lot relevant themes to todays events but also shows a different America from what it has become. He also adds contemporary music such as rap and it works just fine. The mix of documentary footage and animation works just fine. It's an important and entertaining film which is not an easy accomplishment. YRCinema's coverage of upcoming releases.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Chicago 10
Brett Morgen follows his fantastic "The Kid Stays in the Picture" with another genre bending film that mixes archival footage with animation in this documentary about the 1968 riots at the Democratic Convention in Chicago. Instead of talking heads telling you what happened, Morgen lets you have a first hand experience that tells the story surrounding the events and the trial that happened. There are a lot relevant themes to todays events but also shows a different America from what it has become. He also adds contemporary music such as rap and it works just fine. The mix of documentary footage and animation works just fine. It's an important and entertaining film which is not an easy accomplishment. YRCinema's coverage of upcoming releases.
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