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January 19, 2007
Sundance 1 - Chicago 10
At 103 minutes, Chicago 10 plays a lot like a very long, very expensive 3-minute YouTube video. Nothing seems to be able to hold the film's concentration for more than a few minutes. There is all kinds of great music. There are a lot of terrific clips from that moment in America's history. But mostly, it takes one of the most interesting moments in American history and reduces it to cool guys mouthing off at the system, with no context, no perspective, and no clear message other than the ubiquitous, "The System Sucks, Dude!"
Posted by poland at January 19, 2007 01:32 PM
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It deserves to fail just for being made in the same garbage animation style as those Charles Schwab commercials.
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at January 20, 2007 10:15 AM
Chicago 10 has a very specific audience of young people who grew up with MTV. I don't think it was meant to appeal to intellectuals, documentarians, historians, or highscool social studies teachers. Everyone I've talked to under 25 who has seen it loves it and felt it was really motivating and thought provoking.
Posted by: BajaRob at January 20, 2007 07:13 PM
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