I Know I'm Not Alone
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Movie Reviews of I Know I'm Not Alone
Movie Review: Michael Proves There's Always Hope
Summary: 5 Stars
I fell in love with Michael's music when "Say Hey, I Love You" was popular. I kept hearing this amazing song and in a world of hip hop and rap, when the lyrics aren't always the most positive, I kept hearing these uplifting words of hope and love. Thinking it must be a fluke or a one song wonder, I went to Michael's Amazon site and listened to the previews of songs on his cds. I was hooked. Here is a man with a message... there's always hope! I bought several cds and the dvd "I Know I'm Not Alone".
All the talking heads and government reps talk about the cost of war but they talk in dollars and cents. Michael wanted to know what about the HUMAN cost of war. He took a small film crew, his guitar and a few friends and went to find out. He went to Baghdad, the Gaza Strip, and Israel to talk with the people. The result is "I Know I'm Not Alone". Michael proves that everywhere you go, human nature is curious and friendly and willing to reach out and tell you their stories, trusting that you will understand and accept them as they are. He teaches that with a single word you can build a song that reaches to the hearts of everyone. Lines on faces deepen when a person smiles and you can see in their eyes when it touches their hearts. "I Know I'm Not Alone" is one of my most prized dvds. It touches me every time I view it. I have recommended it to many of my friends and I'm recommending it to you. Michael, you are right. You are NOT alone!
Movie Review: It's about humanity, not academic/historical significance
Summary: 5 Stars
To help boost the rating of this "DOCUMENTARY", I have to agree with everything in K. Kroger's review and take issue with everything in the one-star review below it. This DOCUMENTARY does not chronicle the socioeconomic-political or historical causes or ramifications of the present Middle-eastern conflict. It DOES chart a path directly into the heart of humanity who are frightened, displaced, maimed, killed and moved to action on all sides of the war. This movie is not about an academic overview; it's about the faces, names and lives of those affected. This is about staying human, not unraveling the who/what/where/when/why of the war - there's a place for critique and commentary only when a counterbalance exists. Many counterbalances can also be counterproductive through the use of radical and self-sabotaging rhetoric. "I Know I'm Not Alone"
is that all-important counterbalance that almost naively accomplishes the near impossible - drawing together all sides of a conflict and demonstrating without pontification that most opposition is a construct and that we really are all in this world together and share our humanity with its needs, loves, dreams, desires and wishes.
Want to dehumanize and debate the effects of war? Watch network and cable news! Want to know what people affected by it really FEEL about the war? Watch this!
Movie Review: not in your face at all
Summary: 5 Stars
This documentary was awesome. It was very subtle, music was great, yet the message was very powerful. Everyone should watch this. Unlike the corporate owned and biased media spewing for entertainment purposes only, this isn't about opinions or picking sides, it's about reality on the ground. This is actually what the MSM should be doing, but we know better than to think the truth would serve their purposes.
It's about the people living in these areas, not those of us sitting on the sidelines. What their daily lives are about and it shows how they're human beings, just like everyone else. They love the same, they greive the same, they bleed the same. The parts that show how music is a common comfort or a way of expressing themselves says a lot, of course that point will be missed on some. There's not hate in this documentary, it's about the people that want peace, but their governments won't get out of the way to let it happen. Their agendas are much more important that the good of their people.
Movie Review: Human stories from the Middle East
Summary: 5 Stars
I've never seen a more realistic and hopeful picture of humanity in a documentary. Michael Franti travels barefoot to the Middle East with guitar and heart in hand. Micheal has an incredible ability to find the real story from every side of the complex and troubling unrest in the Middle East. Interviewing young soldiers and citizens throughout the region, Franti manages to disarm everyone with his easy idealistic manner and soulful music. Even the most frightened and defensive find themselves opening up to Franti, explaining their motivations and showing their humanity in a way that most seasoned news reporters fall short of accomplishing. Franti not only manages to get a real and true picture of the people of the region, he also manages to act as a one man civilian peace negotiator, helping mortal enemies to bare their souls to each other, rather than just bearing arms. Oh for an army of barefoot guitar playing Frantis to disarm this world!Movie Review: This movie says what needs to be said.
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this movie on a college campus last night, and I have rarely been so angered and hopeful at the same time. The anger comes from the fact that people are being maimed and killed, that little children are having their legs ripped off, that families are being torn apart all for something as idiotic as politics.
The hope comes from those who are trying to help. An Israeli/Palestinian hip-hop group; a free radio station in Iraq; the children who are still able to laugh and smile and dance.
I think every person should see this film. I saw the lives of the civilians in Iraq and Isreal/Palestine, and started to understand just how much damage is being done, in human terms, because rich men who don't understand the region think they have the right to warp the world.