Described by the show's official website as "an immersive 360-degree narrative," The Vietnam War is a behemoth in every sense of the word; written by historian Geoffrey C. Ward and directed by celebrated documentarians Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, the series cost $30 million to make, and was in production for over ten years, with the ten episodes running to a gargantuan eighteen hours. Assembled from over 24,000 photos and 1,500 hours of archive footage, the show features interviews with 79 people, including analysts, bureaucrats, journalists, artists, anti-war protestors, draft dodgers, conscientious objectors, deserters, Gold Star family members, and American, South Vietnamese, and North Vietnamese troops. Deliberately eschewing interviews with historians and major polarising figures, Burns and Novick concentrate almost exclusively on the experiences of ordinary people and soldiers from every side. The series also attempts to balance multiple perspectives; the American military and government, the South Vietnamese military and government, the North Vietnamese military and government, the anti-war movement, Gold Star families, journalists, and the intelligence community. And as a piece of documentary filmmaking, this is a masterpiece.
For my complete review, please visit: https://boxd.it/xh8Kd
Shout by Stephen CampbellBlockedParent2022-10-14T19:08:15Z
One of the finest documentaries ever made
Described by the show's official website as "an immersive 360-degree narrative," The Vietnam War is a behemoth in every sense of the word; written by historian Geoffrey C. Ward and directed by celebrated documentarians Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, the series cost $30 million to make, and was in production for over ten years, with the ten episodes running to a gargantuan eighteen hours. Assembled from over 24,000 photos and 1,500 hours of archive footage, the show features interviews with 79 people, including analysts, bureaucrats, journalists, artists, anti-war protestors, draft dodgers, conscientious objectors, deserters, Gold Star family members, and American, South Vietnamese, and North Vietnamese troops. Deliberately eschewing interviews with historians and major polarising figures, Burns and Novick concentrate almost exclusively on the experiences of ordinary people and soldiers from every side. The series also attempts to balance multiple perspectives; the American military and government, the South Vietnamese military and government, the North Vietnamese military and government, the anti-war movement, Gold Star families, journalists, and the intelligence community. And as a piece of documentary filmmaking, this is a masterpiece.
For my complete review, please visit: https://boxd.it/xh8Kd