Spike Lee "When The Levees Broke"
I downloaded and watched Spike Lee's documentary, "When the Levees Broke", about Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
It was an excellent documentary. You never heard Spike Lee attempting to put words into anyone's mouth. The film itself did not draw any conclusions, it just gave you information. The people in the film certainly give their viewpoints, but they served only as an inspiration for thought. They came out provocatively, rightly so, as for most of them their homes and lives had been destroyed.
"When The Levees Broke" made you want to do something. It made you understand natural disasters on a new level. There was not a bone in my body, a thought in my mind that wasn't touched by this film.
As someone who went to New Orleans after the disaster (albeit in December), I thought it accurately captured the essence of what was happening in that city and what had happened.
Want to do something meaningful? Help the people affected by Hurricane Katrina. They still need you.
If you watch only one film for the rest of your life, make it "When The Levees Broke".
1 Comments:
At October 27, 2006 8:17 AM , Zarjay said...
It's really depressing to know that New Orleans is getting the support and donations from the entire country, while several other cities in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are still struggling to rebuild and get back on their feet. New Orleans needs as much help as the rest of the Gulf Coast that was affected by Katrina, but it's unfair for the media and the country to focus on the Gulf Coast's only popular city and pretend that no one else is suffering.
I know my hometown is doing fairly well since the hurricane, even though every time I come home and go to WalMart, I still see dozens of tents where families who lost their homes live. If my hometown is doing well, and we still have a lot of people who live in tents, I can only imagine how other neighboring towns are doing that are worse-off than us.
I sincerely wish that everyone on the Gulf Coast, not just the ones in New Orleans, gets the help they need.
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