This year I have seen a lot of documentaries by Michael Moore documentaries? I think they better called Drama-mentaries and there in lie their fault making them less memorable. The fact that they are "manufactured" by Moore makes their message less powerful. Case in point see The Cove for a one sided view to an argument.
Which brings us to our movie in question The times of Harvey Milk about Harvey Milk's fight to the height of his career and to his eventual bloody down fall in the hands of Dan White. All the facts are laid out plainly for the viewer to see and conclusions are left to the viewer. I like this. The scene where the lady announces that Harvey and the mayor has been shot by White is haunting and sad without trying to be so. We are brought and transformed to the era like one of the people that there in hall listening to the announcement. I could feel the pain and the anguish of Harvey's supporters as well as the eventual one sided result of the trail.
Good stuff 7 over 10.
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