I'm a sucker for documentaries even though they irritate me at the same time. I saw this and thought, "oh here we go again", but I selected it anyway.
I'm not judging the camera work or cinematography, or any other technique. My opinion is about the meat of this documentary.
This goes through the timeline of what happened on January 6 at the U. S. Capitol building in DC. Fortunately for us, there are interviews of some of the mob members, giving their take on events or at least their opinion of what happened. And this is either disputed or backed up by actual footage from their own cameras and from Capitol cameras.
There are interviews of police officers as well, describing in detail what they experienced and how their lives are now. They go into graphic details about their injuries and their thoughts at the time.
This is filled with footage, actual documentation of what went down. It shows how and when Congress members were led out of the areas that were being pummeled by terrorists. Lots of emotions shown, blood and cursing is shown, so this is not for the faint of heart. And yes, there's footage of the woman being shot as she disobeyed an order to retreat, shown from different vantage points.
We all know how Thais ended, so there's no secret here, and hard to say that any of this has spoilers. Maybe the only thing that's a mystery before you watch is the obvious stance the filmmakers have about the circumstances.
It's pretty emotional, especially at the very end. But since I saw it live in real time, some of it was emotional, and some was just verifying that I saw what I did. There's some footage of the Donald, as expected, and several of those interviewed made reference to his actions and inaction that day, leading up to it, and his denial that an angry mob caused destruction and insurrection. The documentary does a good job intermingling those lies with the statements and video of police officers being attacked and beaten. Ironically, there is footage of one officer being dragged by the mob outside and being tased and beaten, while several terrorists are holding the "blue lives matter" flag. It's almost humorous. BTW, this officer had physical and psychological damage that is likely irreparable. (But everything was peaceful, huh?)
Watch it, be pissed if you need to be, it's definitely designed to bring up emotions.
I'm not judging the camera work or cinematography, or any other technique. My opinion is about the meat of this documentary.
This goes through the timeline of what happened on January 6 at the U. S. Capitol building in DC. Fortunately for us, there are interviews of some of the mob members, giving their take on events or at least their opinion of what happened. And this is either disputed or backed up by actual footage from their own cameras and from Capitol cameras.
There are interviews of police officers as well, describing in detail what they experienced and how their lives are now. They go into graphic details about their injuries and their thoughts at the time.
This is filled with footage, actual documentation of what went down. It shows how and when Congress members were led out of the areas that were being pummeled by terrorists. Lots of emotions shown, blood and cursing is shown, so this is not for the faint of heart. And yes, there's footage of the woman being shot as she disobeyed an order to retreat, shown from different vantage points.
We all know how Thais ended, so there's no secret here, and hard to say that any of this has spoilers. Maybe the only thing that's a mystery before you watch is the obvious stance the filmmakers have about the circumstances.
It's pretty emotional, especially at the very end. But since I saw it live in real time, some of it was emotional, and some was just verifying that I saw what I did. There's some footage of the Donald, as expected, and several of those interviewed made reference to his actions and inaction that day, leading up to it, and his denial that an angry mob caused destruction and insurrection. The documentary does a good job intermingling those lies with the statements and video of police officers being attacked and beaten. Ironically, there is footage of one officer being dragged by the mob outside and being tased and beaten, while several terrorists are holding the "blue lives matter" flag. It's almost humorous. BTW, this officer had physical and psychological damage that is likely irreparable. (But everything was peaceful, huh?)
Watch it, be pissed if you need to be, it's definitely designed to bring up emotions.