Has there been a better example of our manufactured consent issued in the last few years? Only Megyn Kelly and NBC know for sure. If this got any fluffier, I might have made a lemon pie. The hockey section was vomit inducing. That I was meant to feel sympathy for a man who's only goal is to be the world's first trillionaire is laughable. Oliver Stone is a journalist and I'm the real Santa Claus. Three stars denotes the lesson in our manufactured consent.
... View MoreRussia to the West is like the last Salem. A mysterious locale where they have heard bad people live and things happen. Its almost that simplisticThis frame of reference gets extrapolated out in the Western Media inciting a rumour and Witch Hunt mentality founded and perpetuated on myth, ignorance and misunderstanding. Anything to do with the Kremlin must be viewed with suspicion.Dissenting viewpoints get shut down by the Neo-Liberal Thought Police, faster than the Dixie Chicks band lost their career after criticising George Bush's bombing of Iraq. (even if history has proved their insights correct..)Vladimir is engaging with insightful, intelligent and well considered opinions and his conversations are disarmingly open and free.As someone who has travelled to Russia and had in depth discussions with many Russians, my frame of reference and fear of the unknown was certainly changed by getting to know these highly educated, worldly and intelligent people.I would love to see Stone follow up with "The Trump Interviews", and if The Donald is one quarter as reasoned and intelligent as Vladimir, he could just make a great President.
... View MoreThank you Oliver for this professionally shot honest documentary. it's actually 8/10 but added two more stars because of your brave questions. we hear lots of stuff about Putin, most of them ain't good. That he is dictator and things like that. Well we shot his aircraft and he didn't act like an idiot and went into war, even god knows he could beat Turkey. But instead he had diplomatic move instead of idiotic one. as I Watched your film, I understood he is much more professional and good leader then I thought. His answers are great and he seems cold(typical Russian) but honest which what makes your doc looks like a propaganda. as I film maker myself, I can understand what is propaganda what is not. this one isn't. I've watched him on hard talk after this. He is same as here. cool and slow.
... View MoreThis is really interesting, to know the Russian perspective, and the struggle of Russia since 1990s to have friendly relations with the USA...it shows how many times Russia tried to join USA in different fields to be part of the block and not be considered a threat or an outsider.It shows how the US denied Russia of becoming part of the NATO, and then surrounding Russia by all the NATO allies countries situated in close proximity with the Russia, establishing military bases in those countries which will always posses a threat not only to the Russia but to the whole world. This also shows that the US might also make Afghanistan a part of the NATO and establish military bases there for long term, which is also in close proximity with the Russia and Iran,China, Pakistan.This is really important to watch for those who don't know much about Russia and their point of view about the world.
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