7/10
The film not only canonizes its hero but worse (Somehow)
21 September 2019
The Internet's Own Boy, "a riveting documentary about the life and tragic death of computer whiz Aaron Swartz, does not apologize for his loyalties. Not only does the film canonize his hero, who committed suicide in the midst of a nasty federal indictment against him, but it also brushes off any big picture worries about national security and Internet piracy.Nevertheless, the gripping, well-researched film by director Brian Knappenberger makes a compelling argument that the U.S. authorities went overboard in their zeal to set an example from the brilliant Swartz, who found it difficult to download 2 million MIT research papers.
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