Monday, September 19, 2011

You Can't Be Neutral (PG) 7.5

Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004): The life and times of Howard Zinn: the historian, activist, and author of several classics including "A Peoples History of the United States". Archival footage, and commentary by friend, colleagues and Zinn himself. (7.5)

Directors: Deb Ellis, Denis Mueller
Stars: Matt Damon, Daniel Berrigan and Howard Zinn

This documentary is a good compliment/companion for other such documentaries as Why We Fight and Hearts and Minds. In this day and age when the wealth gap is larger than ever in the history of mankind, it is easy to get discourage and say that one person can't do much. Dr. Zinn shows that yes, a single individual can fight the city hall, fight the man, and occasionally win a battle or two. My Rating: 7.5