The greatest 01 hour: and 39 minutes of real footage from across the globe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A great introduction to the levers of American power and the Corporate War Machine. The connections they draw together, the foundation in Eisenhower's address, and in particular their conversation on Blow Back all work seamlessly and effectively together. The only area of the film that keeps it from being 5 stars is the political immediacy of its Iraq War coverage, this is not to say anything negative about what they did, only that it dates a portion of what would otherwise have been a universal message.

Why we fight? Soldiers fight because they are told to fight. An enemy or a perceived enemy. To promote freedom, protect freedom? or to promote the American empire - with preemptive power and removal of government heads who are not pro-American. Both sentiments exist today. The last 10 minutes clarify today's position.

Why We Fight, directed by Eugene Jarecki and released in 2006, is a documentary surrounding President Dwight D. Eisenhowerï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2(TM)s speech during his last day in office. His speech warned against the military-industrial complex, the idea that the combination of federal military actions and arms-dealing contractors could eventually threaten our democracy. This film attempts to convince the viewer to take a closer look at the military actions carried out by our government, and truly consider the reasons why we are in nearly constant war with nations we canï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2(TM)t even place on a map. While the film is entertaining, it is unlikely to turn opponents to their side. Most viewers interested in the film most likely begin watching with their own views coinciding with that of the film, leaving little room for genuine change in views. The film effectively uses lighting, music, and interviews with military and government personnel to make their point. The interviews with qualified individuals in politics and the military lend a distinct credibility to the film. There are fallacies within the film which, at first glance, you might not pick up on, but thinking critically of the filmï¿ 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2(TM)s persuasive devices allows the viewer to truly think critically about the film and its message.

The documentary Why We Fight, directed by Eugene Jarecki, attempts to shed light on the reality of war and our motivations behind escalating to such levels. The film employs techniques such as lighting, camera framing, music, and real footage to convey a particular perspective on the audience, who is often unaware of such persuasive strategies. While these methods are used masterfully, others are not. The film quickly jumps from expert to expert, sometimes having each cut of a person talking be only 15-20 seconds long before they cut to the next person. This is hard to follow and confusing for the audience, and makes it very difficult to match a face with a name tag that was shown previously. This discredits the validity of the statements in the film and reduces the credibility of the supposed experts, since the audience cant keep track of each individual and their profession. Overall, its a very sloppy technique that brings the overall effect of the documentary down immensely. Another weakness is the prominent focus on Eisenhowers proclaimed military-industrial complex. This makes the complex seem like the most relevant point, reducing the importance of the other characterâ(TM)s claims and storylines. Now, the reasons to fight as narrated by Wilton Sekzer and William Soloman seem drastically insignificant, even though their reason for fighting is just as relevant. The directors seem to pick and choose what information they are going to highlight in the film by framing certain characters, which is very misleading and paints a false picture for the audience.

The documentary Why We Fight, directed by Eugene Jarecki, explains how Eisenhowerâ(TM)s Military Industrial Complex has been used to justify endless fighting. The film shows that in this process of trying to get ahead, many Americans have forgotten what we are truly fighting for. The documentary attempts to show that the United States government often works to fulfill its own interest, while convincing the American people that they are protecting us and securing our freedom. The documentary shows multiple interviews of people who are either directly involved in war or who have lived through its devastating consequences. In addition, the documentary presents many video clips and images to emphasize the destructive impact of war. This is a very powerful teaching technique because it is more interesting and appealing to the audience, as compared to a typical classroom lecture. The documentary urges the viewer to consider the fact that everything you hear isnâ(TM)t always true. The film teaches people not to blindly trust the government and to be cautious of the possible abuse of power. One problem with the film is that it is highly biased because it only shows the negative results of war, when sometimes war may not avoidable or may be the best option. I would highly recommend this documentary to high school or college students, because it challenges people to consider both sides of a topic and helps to develop individual beliefs and values.

ï¿ 1/2Why We Fightï¿ 1/2Â? is a documentary concerning our support for war as a society and the decisions made by our government in times of war. The film is based on the idea of our powerful Military-Industrial Complex. The film utilizes many different interviewees to speak on behalf of our defense system, including John McCain and John D.S. Eisenhower. Those who are interested in following a long, informative film regarding anti-war ideas will benefit from this film. The arguments demonstrated allow the audience to look past our traditional values and ideas. It expresses that we do not simply fight for freedom, democracy, and peace and that those who believe this need to reconsider this idea. This film seems to favor the left side of the political spectrum more than anything. As a teenager still developing my political values, I caught myself almost becoming convinced by many of the arguments in the film despite their lack of evidence. I wouldï¿ 1/2(TM)ve appreciated the film more if it considered the opinions of both sides of the spectrum. The film was also quite hectic, jumping from interviewee to interviewee much too quickly. I felt bombarded with too much information at once, making the film much harder to follow. Jarecki couldï¿ 1/2(TM)ve used fewer interviewees, images, and speeches to get his point across. Overall, the film was not very enjoyable to watch and had my mind spinning.

ï¿ 1/2 1/2Why we Fightï¿ 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2Â? by Eugene Jarecki is a very informative film that has taught me more about the US war system than any history class Iï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)ve ever taken. Although itï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s extremely revealing, the way the information is displayed is not very valuable. Many people are interviewed, from normal US citizens, to veterans, to war historians. All the answers these people give are important, but viewers barley get to see them or remember who they are because the film is very chaotic in how fast it changes scenes. The format makes it hard to focus on one thing or think about someoneï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s opinion for long. Another con of the film was random scenes that just didnï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)t make any sense where they were placed. In a scene showing Jarecki at a war convention, asking people ï¿ 1/2 1/2why do we fight?ï¿ 1/2 1/2ï¿ 1/2Â?, viewers saw more of a man doing magic tricks than actual responses. The magic trick scenes did not fit into the film at all, and I still wonder why Jarecki decided to feature them. Other than a few flaws, I quite enjoyed this film and genuinely learned a lot. It was very refreshing to see many different points of view, from people who know little to nothing about war, to people who have been studying it for years.

Why We Fight, directed by Eugene Jarecki in 2006, provides detailed and differing views on why Americans support their countriesï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM) wars and why many despise the chaotic havoc that these national battles cause. This film effectively demonizes the major weapons manufacturing corporations, posing the idea that there involvement is solely encouraged by government contracts securing huge profits. This view is backed by many interviews, including a retired police sergeant that lost his son on 9/11, that managed to have is sonï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s name displayed on a bomb dropped in Iraq to only later discover that the Iraq war was unrelated to his sonï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s death. This documentary, however, displays a different view by defending the war with interviews of patriotic Americans partaking in a parade along with a young boy enthusiastically enlisting in the army. Overall, the film may confuse viewers to which side they are defending more, leaving audiences able to make their own decisions on the filmï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s final stance. This documentary effectively uses interviews and primary footage of political figures in order to defend and oppose war actions. These components make the film more credible, giving us real Americanï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s personal stories and feelings regarding war. We as the audience, must take the film with a grain of salt, as we must with all other documentaries, knowing that editing choices can greatly alter the filmï¿ 1/2 1/2(TM)s tone and accuracy. In order to learn more on the subject, one may want to do some of their own personal research.

Why We Fight, although very scattered is a somewhat informative film. It gives interviews and comments from random United States citizens to veterans and government workers showing a vast array of a cast. Although it is factual, the film is very left leaning on the political spectrum and does not show enough of both political opinions as it should. Yes, Jarecki did fill the film with constant action or emotional appeal to the audience, but if you look over it all, does it really make any sense? Propaganda is a main influencer to the film. Jarecki uses bombast language to dance around the truth throughout the film causing the audience to be misled and confused. An emotional appeal seems to be a must for Jarecki during interviews; such as in the interview with Karen Kwiatkowski, an Air Force veteran who says she would never let her own sons join the military, or Wilton Sekzer, a retired police officer who saw his son get killed in the September 11 terrorist attack. Through the use of these interviews, war videos of children being injured or killed by the bombs of the United States, or the ending scenes showing children and families on fourth of July having a grand time just being American, the film tells you how you should be feeling throughout the entire time and does not let viewers form their own opinions.

Why We Fight is a film that strengthened my opinions on war and America. This film also provided knowledge to me from historical backgrounds, as well as personal experiences from people who have either fought, or thought they supported war. This film educated me, and the main points that I got from it are: everybody has a different opinion on war, and people follow rules because it is a societal norm. With people following rules that they were taught to follow, the government sets those standards and in a way brainwashes Americans into thinking was is positive and patriotic. This film definitely has more of a left-wing approach, and demonstrates the destructive side of fighting in a war. One of the people being interviewed shared how not everyone has the same opinion or thoughts on why we fight and why we go to war. If you ask five people why we fight, you will get five different answers. Every American citizen has their own, unique view. One of the interviews includes Wilton Sekzer, a retired NYC cop, who lost his son during 9/11. He goes onto explain how he supported the Iraq War, because we were getting back at them for 9/11. Later, the president reveals that Iraq probably did not have any involvement during 9/11. Sekzer was furious because he was supporting a war that had no real purpose. This goes to show how easily persuaded Americans are by the government. High officials, like the president, will tell American citizens fallacies about wars, in hope it will create fear, which leads to patriotism and support.

Make sure to clear your schedule if you plan on watching Eugene Jarecki's film Why We Fight. The excessive interviews, names, and lack of clarity will leave you wanting to stare at a blank wall for the next 8 hours to allow your brain to heal from the overstimulation. To give it to you simply, since Jarecki sure won't, the film is confusing. Jarecki's target audience seems to be Americans with photographic memories. When introducing a new person for the first time, Jarecki gives us the courtesy of displaying their name and occupation for a whopping 2 seconds. After that, as the film jumps from person to person, you are left trying to match names to faces. You will most likely spend more time asking yourself, "Wait who are you?" than "Why do we fight?" Jarecki may have been too good at his job. He found credible sources, just five times too many of them. He knows how to disperse the footage of a single interview, but does it too often. He is capable of thinking deeply and formulating opinions, but goes through the process too many times. Overall, the film contains many elements that makeup a good documentary, interviews, credible sources, striking footage, film manipulation, and valid points. It only seems to lack one thing: moderation.

A must-see documentary. Truly revealing.

Overly ambitious. A mish mash of anti war messages that doesn't coherently come together. To over simplify the reasons and motives for war is slightly absurd. The quotes and analysis are hand picked conveniently, with no context which is a critique they use against the Iraq doctrine. At its centre is a simplistic exposé of the Iraq War which is then expanded out into a determination that the military industrial complex can be blamed for all wars that the US has engaged in. The suggestion that the US entered Chad and Yugoslavia in an attempt to build empire and/or to fulfil military contracts is far fetched. Every war has its own reasons and some of them may well be nefarious, see Taxi to the Dark Side for a truly revealing insight into some aspects of Iraq/Afghanistan. This documentary really lacks focus and sadly because of that some promising seeds that it plants are never able to grow into a detailed, hard hitting analysis that draw significant conclusions. The film offers no solutions, its just a left leaning expression of angst about wars and capitalism which is a shame because it briefly highlights genuine concerns but never joins the dots sufficiently to explain how people within the system should be held to account to bring about change.

A film that covers a wide array of topics about the reasons Why We (meaning Americans) Fight in the wars that we do, but this film could be considered a great overview of the reasons for the War on Terror. Writer/director Eugene Jarecki does a masterful job of researching and portraying decades of history about the military industrial complex. If he had more time, I'm sure the director could have gone into even more detail, but this film serves as a great overview of the concepts in the film. It might be biased, but if your views line up with Jarecki's you will find this documentary fascinating.

Why We Fight discusses America's need to defend the world through war. This is a very interesting documentary that features great interviews by Gore Vidal, John McCain and others on why the US is the only Superpower in the world. This is a powerful film that does make you think and gives you important answers. I found this film to be very good at giving us the facts and it goes in depth with the facts. Although some may not be interested in the subject, those who are should give this film a viewing. The film covers many aspects of why the US uses its military to control and make sure peaces reigns in the world. Many aspect are covered, everything from the Cold War to the war in Iraq. We get to see why the US government tries to concentrate more on its defense than other serious issues. Eisenhower was the first to oppose an extensive National Security policy and warned about the extensive Military industrial complex. We get to understand why the US polices the world and spends more on defense than other nation. This is quite shocking, as you can imagine what other countries spend their budget on. The documentary takes a look at how Military Corporations makes money off the government and it is quite interesting at how all the contractors bid for the biggest contracts for new military hardware. Why We Fight takes an unbiased look at all this, and it's quite effective in giving us both sides of the argument. This is a smartly crafted documentary that is shocking and very interesting from beginning to end.

Sadly the views in this matched my own, he testimonials from the people interviewed were convincing and balanced. Eisenhower's words were probably the most empowering part of the movie. This is a must see.

An Interesting Concept that Was Ruined by a Meandering and Unclear Concise Focus and Obvious Liberal Leanings. Could Have Been So Much More.

Half of the documentary is about the mishandling of the Iraq war, and the other is a attempted in-depth analysis of the terrifying alliance between the Department of Defense and Private Military Contractors. I understand that the two are related, but the way its put together here is a bit scattered.

Great documentary, regardless of your political inclination. Interesting insight into war tactics, the relation between corporations and war, the military-industrial complex, PR/communications, and how public perception is molded and then snowballs.