Incredibly ambitious, incisive and persuasive at times but full of over-simplifications as well, which in a sense, implicitly reinforces one of the film's central themes: the important political act one can have is simply trying to untangle this intricate web of actions and reactions which have led to the current epoch without the oversimplification which is somewhat intrinsic to human nature due to emotion. Exhibits how history itself is defined somewhat simply by power, opportunity, and ambition to wield it, with the structures whether driven by networks, hierarchy or something in between shifting throughout history and manifesting themselves in new forms which effectively and accurately disputes the crude left-right dichotomy of the political spectrum. It's astute in its recognition of truth itself being fundamentally tough to grasp due to human subjectivity. From a technical perspective, I deeply respect Curtis' unwillingness to even engage the proposition of a documentary being objective, delivering a quite entrancing mosaic. Honestly, reminded of a fantastic book 'The Square and the Tower' and of course James C. Scott's 'Seeing Like A State' which I think contains an intricate link to what this film is somewhat simplifying or glossing over due to its subjective intent. Lots of good strong stuff in here about the perpetual nature of imperialism and interventionism, and the pernicious nature of fear, an interesting but flawed work.
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