Despite it's amateurish look and feel, the director showed great intelligence in the choice of interviewees and scenes. The teenager with her Michael Jackson posters, the video shop with Britney Spears posters, the hapless 20-year-old marine. The film shows the tragedy of the situation in Iraq, as well as the hope and resilience human beings have.
The film also does a very good job with breaking some stereotypes that Iraqis are being pushed into. It shows a vibrant and diverse society where you go to the writers union to drink a beer in peace with all the intellectuals and the political prisoners and it also shows how clueless the Americans are in dealing with Iraq.
The film is unresolved and undecided -- accurately reflecting Iraq's situation. It also had glimmers of hope, but it was filmed two years ago, and things have gotten worse since.
The film also does a very good job with breaking some stereotypes that Iraqis are being pushed into. It shows a vibrant and diverse society where you go to the writers union to drink a beer in peace with all the intellectuals and the political prisoners and it also shows how clueless the Americans are in dealing with Iraq.
The film is unresolved and undecided -- accurately reflecting Iraq's situation. It also had glimmers of hope, but it was filmed two years ago, and things have gotten worse since.