Carina Chocano recommends "Chicago 10", writing in her capsule review for the LA Times:Brett Morgen's rousing and entertaining "Chicago 10" is a re-construction of the events surrounding the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago and of the conspiracy trial, a year later, of the activists and protesters known as the Chicago 7 (originally the Chicago 8: Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, David Dellinger, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, John Froines, Lee Weiner and Bobby Seale). Morgen weaves the events together from archival footage and animated sequences voiced by well-known actors and underscores them with '60s protest music and more recent tracks.
Synopsis of "Chicago 10"
Interweaving footage of the brutal clashes between police and demonstrators at the 1968 Democratic convention with 3-D animated reenactments of the outrageous trial that followed it, Morgen turns the audience into eyewitnesses of violent turmoil and absurdist spectacle. Set to a blazing soundtrack that ranges from Black Sabbath and Steppenwolf to the Beastie Boys and Eminem, “Chicago 10” is a stirring account of young Americans taking a stand in the face of an oppressive government—a story with deep resonance to the world of today.
Opened February 29, 2008 Runtime: 1 hr. 40 min.
Rated R
Director: Brett Morgen
Genres: Law & Crime, History, Social History, Politics & Government
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