Loose Change Final Cut
by Dylan Avery
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Actor: Cynthia McKinney, George Bush, John Feal, Ray McGovern, Stephen JonesDirector: Dylan Avery
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: NTSC
Running Time: 128 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-11-19
Studio: Louder Than Words Productions
Movie Reviews of Loose Change Final Cut
Movie Review: The best of all documentaries on 9/11.
Summary: 5 Stars
LOOSE CHANGE FINAL CUT is a strikingly well made documentary DVD about 9/11 from late 2007. It's ostensibly a sequel to two earlier films by Dylan Avery and Jason Bermas - LOOSE CHANGE and LOOSE CHANGE SECOND EDITION - but in reality it serves as a worthwhile, standalone production deserving of being viewed entirely without reference to those earlier works. The two initial LOOSE CHANGE movies were somewhat low budget affairs (the first one extremely so) which nonetheless gained widespread attention on the internet and in the mainstream media. After those, Avery and Bermas set out to recount the same story - starting over from scratch - with a much higher production budget, large amounts of newly located archival footage, and completely updated research and interviews. The film was worth the wait, and in the months following its release numerous friends of mine after viewing it have attested to its high quality. (Though it has since been largely confined to DVD, the film also received a theatrical release in the UK following its completion). As stated, this FINAL CUT contains nothing from those earlier two editions. Folks who have only seen the previous films (and there should be many, as the earlier SECOND EDITION was at one point the most widely viewed internet movie of all time) are offered a strong encouragement to see this new production. Viewers who have not yet seen any of the three are advised to start directly with this, the best of the series by a significant margin.
LOOSE CHANGE FINAL CUT methodically takes us back through a guided tour of the official 9/11 story, and simultaneously shows us footage and testimony that allows us to view that familiar narrative in a markedly different light. Elements of the official story are shown to be ridiculous, at complete odds with what is shown by archival footage, or strangely out of place when viewed in light of the rest of the government's version of events. A voiceover narration by director Dylan Avery (who has matured here from past editions into a truly effective speaker) reinforces key points, and asks us to think carefully about others. Large amounts of startling and unsettling information are conveyed, much of it almost hypnotically at variance from the official narrative of 9/11 that we all remember. The effect is gripping. The film is elegiac, frequently arresting, disquieting at times, frightening in its implications, and energizing in how it depicts a way forward for the viewers who comprehend the import of its message.
The film covers a large amount of territory, and probably requires more than a single viewing to comfortably retain all the information that it has to offer. The increased budget is evident in the soundtrack, the editing and the overall strong technical polish. (From time to time, when the film wants to visualize a point or depict a detailed recreation of events, high quality CG graphics show us these moments in 3D. These CG effects were provided by a Euro production house and are definitely attention grabbing). Various chapters of the film cover news reports, the coincidental, highly contentious `military drills' that mirrored the real events of the day, the jet crash in Shanksville, the collapse of the twin towers and WTC7, the troubled formation and history of the eventual investigative commission, and more. A listing of all the worthwhile aspects of the film's coverage of these topics would make for a longer review, but certain scenes should be noted.
Early on, we see 2007-era footage from CNN of an E-4B aircraft - a giant white jumbo used by the government as a hyper sophisticated communications device - circling over Washington during the time of the initial 9/11 attack. The CNN news report, emphasizing the oddness of the event, dubs the aircraft a `9/11mystery plane'. When CNN directly questions the military about the subject, the military refuses to acknowledge the planes existence. The events comprising the `official story' of 9/11 were widely promoted by the Bush administration, and endlessly repeated by the media to the extent that they are now known worldwide because of that continuous publicity. In contrast, the presence on that day of the E-4B shown in LOOSE CHANGE FINAL CUT was absent from the 9/11 Commission report, has been denied by the military, and remained unknown to most until CNN (spurred by initial stories on the internet) gingerly touched upon the topic. The repeated CNN footage of this giant military aircraft purposefully loop-the-looping in circles over Washington, at a time when the military command was elsewhere being taken unaware by the unfolding terrorist attack and reportedly learning of events, is dramatic. (A 2008 book by Mark Gaffney, THE 9/11 MYSTERY PLANE AND THE VANISHING OF AMERICA, examines this story in further detail.) In LOOSE CHANGE FINAL CUT, we see the activities of the E-4B in light of the complicated war-game maneuvers the Pentagon was conducting, simulating `unthinkable' terrorist attacks featuring terrorists flying airplanes into buildings.
The film examines the events that occurred at the Pentagon. Norman Mineta, Transportation Secretary at the time, is shown giving testimony to Lee Hamilton at a hearing regarding Dick Cheney's unusual behavior on the morning of the attack. An activist later chats to Mineta in public, on camera, and recounts back to him the Commission Report's written summary of what it suggests he actually said. Mineta looks visibly surprised. (The disquieting implications of Mineta's testimony regarding the former Vice President, and other accounts and reports that all support Mineta's version of events, are discussed at greater length in Chapters 12 and 13 of Peter Dale Scott's THE ROAD TO 9/11). We see footage of casualties from the Pentagon being evacuated on stretchers. Ray McGovern, a veteran CIA analyst, is eventually shown offering a frank assessment of Cheney that in a perfect world would be the highlight of upcoming 10th anniversary TV specials discussing the attacks in 2011, but which I suspect will be absent from those programs.
The film discusses the collapse of the towers in pointed detail. We see a rapid montage of live-to-air witnesses from TV discussing the collapse of the buildings on the day of the attacks, the footage of which runs for nearly 5 minutes. Witness after witness exclaims "We heard explosions", "There was an explosion", "We just saw a big explosion", and so on, and so on. A reporter asks a policeman to clarify if he really witnessed an explosion, or just debris falling from the building. The policeman repeats that it was an explosion, with a look on his face that now makes me wonder if he had realized then what so many people are still having trouble acknowledging now.
Indian Lake Borough mayor Barry Lichty discusses the events at Shanksville, and shakes his head with bemusement as he pages through the 9/11 Commission Report, reading (like Mineta) a version of events that does not match what he saw and heard that day. We also witness footage from 9/11 of rescue crew teams investigating the official Shanksville crash site. One of the searchers on camera walks back and forth over the debris field, visibly perplexed at the lack of debris. Attentive viewers may be just as bothered themselves.
Later in the film, a segment shows us the members of the 9/11 Commission, and highlights their relationships to various companies and organizations that benefited from the attacks and the subsequent war on terror. The section concludes with a surreal shot of `Executive Director' Philip Zelikow, who, as now recorded by author Philip Shenon, told the commission exactly what he wanted the final report to say before they'd begun gathering any evidence.
An activist, furious at the stonewalling, back-patting and circuitous non-investigation conducted by the commission members, exits a hearing and angrily shouts comments as he departs. The man's most pointed remark is used to conclude the end credits of this movie. In the background of the soundtrack at that moment, you can hear the gathered crowd clapping. When I first heard this, I thought the crowd was applauding the man for making the statement that he had just made. Now, however, I realize that the crowd is applauding the fact that he is being removed from the room. Under the range of circumstances covered by this movie, I think anyone who considers the substance of the man's statement will find the crowd's knee-jerk enthusiasm for his removal, on reflection, sad in a way that is hard to describe.
The film ends on a disquieting note, making points that I feel remain valid even though the key political suspects (an appropriate term) accused by the film no longer occupy the White House. The end credits of the movie features poignant film clips - news footage, protesters, and footage newly shot by the filmmakers - over a hypnotic music track, with the lyrics commenting on the imagery. One quick shot from this credit sequence features Barry Jennings, a witness to the WTC7 collapse who later had some additional, pointed things to say about what he saw that day (not featured in this movie, but highlighted in FABLED ENEMIES, a follow-up DVD from the same filmmakers). FABLED ENEMIES is a good film, LOOSE CHANGE FINAL CUT a great one, but FABLED ENEMIES is still worth watching, especially as Jennings now lacks the ability to comment much further on these matters, even if he wanted to.
The DVD of this film is formatted in 16x9 format, and looks and sounds perfectly fine on my widescreen TV. If I had to pick one movie to show someone receptive to thinking about - or, more accurately, rethinking - the events of 9/11, this would be it. LOOSE CHANGE FINAL CUT is a formidable documentary accomplishment, and a friend of mine has noted that it really deserves to be broadcast in primetime on national TV. The film maintains a strong emotional impact on me, even after multiple viewings. I suggest that people watch it, then continue with several other films and additional books, so they can gain a deeper understanding of how all the various, complex pieces of information fit together. After starting with LOOSE CHANGE FINAL CUT, I recommend watching 9/11 AND AMERICAN EMPIRE: INTELLECTUALS SPEAK OUT, then TERRORSTORM: SECOND EDITION. (Both of these are also available on DVD from Amazon). I'd suggest that viewers consider the footage in TERRORSTORM of newsreaders discussing the `mock terrorist drills' in London which occurred on the day of the 7/7 bombings. Those scenes should be compared to the footage already noted from LOOSE CHANGE FINAL CUT where 9/11 Commission members shrug and disregard questions from the public regarding the similar, coincidental `mock terrorist drills' carried out by the US military on the day of the 9/11 attacks. (`Vigilant Warrior' and `Vigilant Guardian' are two such drills. LOOSE CHANGE FINAL CUT shows footage of Cynthia McKinney asking Joint Chiefs of Staff head Richard Myers to discuss them, and an audience member leaving a hearing in frustration when the commission members refuse to even acknowledge the issue. Webster Tarpley offers a thoughtful analysis of those drills in the two-part DVD lecture `Facing the Truth about 9/11'). For books, I strongly recommend David Ray Griffin's DEBUNKING 9/11 DEBUNKING and THE NEW PEARL HARBOUR REVISTED. Ian Henshall's more recent 9/11: THE NEW EVIDENCE is outstanding and offers a respected British journalist's viewpoint on the same issue. Finally, Webster Tarpley's 9/11 SYNTHETIC TERROR is, along with Henshall's book, probably the best work yet written on the subject, and the numerous five star reviews it maintains here on Amazon are some indication of this. In the meantime, do not miss LOOSE CHANGE FINAL CUT.
Summary of Loose Change Final Cut
Loose Change Final Cut is the third installment of the documentary that asks the tough ... all » questions about the 9/11 attacks and related events.This movie hopes to be the catalyst for a new independent investigation, in which the family members receive answers to their questions, and the TRUE PERPETRATORS of this horrendous crime are PROSECUTED and PUNISHED
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