{"id":849,"date":"2016-09-16T18:10:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T22:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.borg.org\/?p=849"},"modified":"2016-09-16T18:10:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T22:10:32","slug":"snowden-the-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.borg.org\/?p=849","title":{"rendered":"Snowden, the Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

I went to one of the first Boston matinees of the movie Snowden<\/em> today.<\/p>\n

It was all very familiar territory: it could have been boring or–as with any subject I know a lot about–it could have been excruciating in its errors. It was neither. It held my attention, it did not disappoint.<\/p>\n

But was it a good movie? I usually have tons of opinions, I fret over whether a movie hits the ten-minute mark right, whether the script is “economical”, whether characters are compelling, whether the plot is interesting. In this case I can’t say, I am not unbiased: I am an American. And this is really important material–important to any American.<\/p>\n

I do know it was at least a competent movie, because it had me wanting to cry. I knew Edward Snowden was a hero, but Oliver Stone tugs for tears. At least from me.<\/p>\n

Is it a great movie? Probably not, just because great movies are rare. But I don’t know. Ask me in a few years, I’ll know better. But right now I am kinda choked up over a man whose illusions were shattered, followed by his world being shattered as he followed his conscience with selfless acts.<\/p>\n

Another bit of praise: Usually it is painful to see a movie on a topic that I know something about, worse if the movie is technical, and far worse if it is about a technical topic I know something about. This movie did well by that measure.<\/p>\n

-kb, the Kent who thinks the three branches of government should not<\/em> be secret legislative measures, implemented by secret executive orders and agencies, overseen by secret courts.<\/p>\n

\u00a92016 Kent Borg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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