Artivels Undescribable Perfection

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Ed-90 Yes, the cameras were in the right place at the right time. It's so interesting to see how a world leader (like Chavez) who supports the poor people in his country, can be held in such low esteem in the US. His worst "sin", in my opinion, is caring about those who are at the bottom of the barrel. What can be so bad about that? I have always been fascinated by the US government+media reaction to Fidel Castro. At first, Castro was a good guy (around 1959) when he supplanted Batista. Soon, however, Castro started turning the corporations in Cuba toward the needs of the poor instead of the fat cats. We're a decent country, but why does our media and government have such a problem with sharing with the poor? If these guys are "dictators," then we could use more "dictatorships" especially where the poorest of the poor live in the world.

protek22 One of the most timely and engrossing documentaries, you'll ever watch. While the story takes place in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, it provides an intimate look into political dynamics, that prevail throughout the western Hemisphere. While essentially another chapter in the story of the "U.S. backed, Latin American coup", this film chronicles in real-time, what can happen when the poorest people, are armed with unity, political savvy, and courage! The political insights offered by this film are invaluable. One gets clear examples of the private media, as a formidable force for mass deception and propaganda. We see the poor people of Caracas grappling with the brutal realities of "American politics". One gets a clear sense of impending doom, if the people fail to address the blatant tyranny, which has been abruptly, and illegally, thrust upon them by the conspirators. We also see the arrogance and fascism, of the CIA backed, private media, plutocrats, and generals, who've conspired to bring Venezuela back under Washington's domination. Though ably led by President Hugo Chavez, the people of Caracas are forced to act without him, after Chavez was forcibly kidnapped by renegade generals. Their response is the highpoint of the film. If one seeks an excellent portrait of what the U.S. government, Hugo Chavez, and revolutionary Venezuela, are all about, this movie is it!

Thomas Grant A case of being in the right place at the right time. What a fascinating film. It is easy to see why Chavez is so popular with his people. He gets things done. He is accessible. And it is also easy to see why the west hates him so much. He has control of the resources of his country and gives the profits back to the people. Mostly the poor. And it easy to see how the TV stations can portray misleading images to put there case. Just like the Iraq war, or the war on Terror. Or those missing WMD's. Or how about the axis of evil. People need to wake up. And get different points of view. Stop the neo cons ruling the world. Go watch this movie with an open mind. And make your own mind up. Then I suggest you see Aaron Russo's: America: Freedom to Fascism. It is not the people of America that are the problem. It is the government.

phoenixlau There are a lot of comments regarding the controversy surrounding whether this movie got the facts straight or not. Frankly, I didn't care one way or another about the events in the movie, because the filmmakers did not MAKE me care. When making a documentary, the number one priority is to have a cohesive plot line that draws the audience into the story. With this, "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" fails in every respect.Every scene should have a purpose, to develop the characters in the documentary, or to further the story with background information. Here, all we see is a confused mish-mash of poorly chosen footage. We have political figures, who we don't know and don't care about because the film never develops them, rambling on and on about logistical stuff with no context. Think C-SPAN mixed with your neighbor's home videos. Ohhhh, very exciting! We have random people off the street screaming stuff into the camera, again not adding anything to the story. Throughout the entire movie I kept wondering, "Why are you showing me this scene?", and the only possible explanation was that the filmmakers were incompetent.Even the supposed main draw of the movie, the "behind-the-scenes" footage of the coup and aftermath, is mind-numbingly boring. Nothing exciting happens on camera. All you see is meetings, more meetings, and even more meetings. Oh, and throw in a bunch of shots of shrill protesters. Just because you were there and got it on film doesn't automatically make something interesting. In fact, the only footage worth seeing in the entire movie was the brief "sniper" scene during the riot. 10 exciting minutes out of 75, not a very good ratio.