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gunny -> RE: What program/film/documentary are you watching now? (12/10/2012 1:39:37 AM)
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I'm watching oliver Stone's The Untold History of the United States, a documentary mini series. It has its interesting moments, and at times appears to be a typical history channel rehash. But can be subjective and at times a little Michael Moorish. The film loses credibility on occasion, when it showed a map of WW2 which included Finland as being invaded by the Soviet Union. Later, during the cold war era, a map was shown of Soviet countries, again Finland was one of them. Stone's narration is horrible IMO. His diction becomes monotonous and you pick up on some of his bad speaking habits. Every "A" he pronounces "ay". Every "the" he pronounces "thee" no matter whether the next word starts with a vowel or not. The twist he puts on history is very subjective and revealing. Focussing on Truman, his perceived weaknesses, and over-reaction to the Soviet Union leading to an unnecessary? cold war. Minor characters in history get the spotlight by Stone such as James Forrestal. I think that is what kept me watching right into episode 4.
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