Control Room
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Movie Reviews of Control Room
Movie Review: Fascinating peek inside the world of Mid-East journalism
Summary: 5 Stars
This was really eye-opening to me to see beyond the myths that many of us Americans raised on the polemic Fox News have about Al Jazeera. This documentary shows some of the complexity that Al Jazeera embodies and tries to portray in its newscasts. You don't see a wholly positive view of the station, but you do appreciate their admirable intent and performance in enlightening people in the Mid-East and around the world. Despite having some questions as to their judgment about what to put on the news in isolated cases (e.g., certain photos), I felt that in surprising ways it is their commitment to what used to be more in-depth and elucidating Western-style journalism that was so cool.
You see in the documentary the responses of some American journalists to the station as well and learn about the climate of the press in general. I felt as if I got a deeper understanding of the Mid-East climate than I'd get from American news.
Interesting fact: if I heard right recently (2007) in the news, one of the American military journalists interviewed in the film who was originally so skeptical about Al Jazeera's integrity was won over by the facts over time and is now working for them in their American broadcasts.
I think if more people really understood what Al Jazeera does and stands for they might be surprised and would be enlightened by their more substantive coverage of a wider range of international issues than we often see here in the States.
Movie Review: Important as Americans to Understand..
Summary: 5 Stars
I think that Control Room is an important piece of film that shows the Arab world's side of the Iraq invasion....It is important as Americans to understand this point-of-view...Control Room leaves you begging for more than just the first 30 days of the Iraq Invasion...All this footage we never see is important to see..There is more truth and honesty in this documentary from the Al-jazeera network than what is shown on American television about this "conflict" from CNN or FOXnews...When you see the conversations between Hassan Ibrahim (former BBC now Al-Jazeera journalist)and Lt. Josh Rushing (US Army officer) it is some of the most enlightening moments and at the same time sad to watch this American like you and me see the other side of it all.....I hope enough people see this film..I love it because it is not a American bashing documentary...It is no more slanted towards the Arab World than CNN is in the U.S.....The difference is in the fact that the Al-Jezeera network gladly allows Western point-of-view on their network to explain their actions....see for yourself at what this network really is: http://english.aljazeera.net/HomePage ...We as Americans, the strongest force in the world need to understand the Arab World, for our own good and for theirs...
And please remember Tarik Ayoub, the Al-Jezeera journalist that died from an obvious deliberate airstrike from the U.S....
Movie Review: The Bottom Line
Summary: 5 Stars
Everything said by many of the reviewers here is true. This is an intelligent and eye-opening look at Al Jazeera and the propoganda arm of the American war in Iraq. It offers an alternative view of Al Jazeera, one at odds with the "Mouthpiece of Osama Bin Laden" characterization perpetuated by the Bush administration. Blah blah blah.
The real story here is the transcendent hottietude of Al Jazeera producer Deema Khartib. Her big brown eyes - sparkling pools of liquid intelligence framed by shiny jet-black hair - taunt the viewer from behind sexy-librarian glasses while painfully full lips enounce informed and erudite political opinions through sparklingly white and perfect teeth. And one scene (perhaps overlooked by many but scrutinized repeatedly by your faithful reporter) gives brief but undeniable confirmation of the shapeliness of her posterior flesh pillow as she leaps from her chair and hurries out of a room.
Sure, this is an informative and entertaining documentary. Sure, it's a unsettling look at how our government uses and abuses the media in its war effort. But most importantly, this is a tantalizing, throw-your-pants-around glimpse at a top-shelf twenty-first century Arab hottie, one that underscores the importance of stabilizing Arab world and integrating it into the global community - so that we can have access to their women.
Movie Review: Excellent movie about the war in Iraq
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is an excellent analysis of the war in Iraq. After watching the Charlie Rose show in which he interviewed Jehane Noujaim I was very interested in watching this movie. This movie shows the war in Iraq from a different perspective, from the Arab perspective and the Al-Jazeera television perspective.
This movie is a documentary which tells you the truth about the war in Iraq. It challenges you to open up your mind to what is really going on and to ignore for a second all the propaganda you've been watching on American TV and from the administration. There are many interesting interviews in this movie.
Control Room shows how Al-Jazeera broadcasts the war in Iraq to over 40 million people in the Middle East. It's ironic that people like Rumsfeld say that Al-Jazeera spread lies because Rumsfeld and his gang are hypocrites who claim that they are bringing "freedom" to the Iraqis. There are many unique characters in this movie, my favorite being an African man who often has humorous yet true comments about the war. The Americans claim that the Arabs are showing the war in a negative light, when they are really just showing what is actually happening-civilians being slaughtered and violence being perpetrated.
The style of this movie is engaging and simple, and you should go see it on DVD now if you haven't seen it.
Movie Review: Highly Recommended!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Wow, this was really good! Al Jazeera is said to be too pro-American by the Arab world and has too much propaganda according to Mr. Bush and Donald Rumsfield.
But in reality, Al Jazeera is about as unbiased as you can get. They report everything, I mean literally everything as it happens, uncensored and people blame for trying to show things their way. An example is, our U.S. government thought that Al Jazeera was taking a supposedly "pro-Saddam" view by showing the dead civilians in Iraq. Then on the same note, our government got mad that Al Jazeera showed the POWs and dead American soldiers when all Al Jazeera is trying to do is show that there is a human cost to war by showing the very unfortunate deaths on both sides.
In Control Room, American soldiers, the U.S. government, Iraqis, and people who work at Al Jazeera talk uncensored about their opinions and feelings.
The part that I thought was the most powerful is when a Al Jazeera worker is upset about the way U.S. government is handling it's foreign policies but admires the U.S. public and our constitution - he says that he believes in our constitution and Americans have enough sense and power to do what is right and they will.
This is a great documentary if want to see news which actually follows the saying - we report you decide.