Review of Battle in Seattle (2007) by Mark S — 06 Feb 2011

Months and months after a friend and colleague of mine told me to watch this,I finally broke down and watched it.This film is a well thought out movie based on the events that happened in downtown Seattle in 1999 in regards to the World Trade Organization.

This film is in the B-movie category with a budget of eight million dollars and it shows from time to time.Stuart Townsend wrote and directed this film and did a decent job in doing so.Townsend used raw footage of those days in Seattle which made this film move along and hit home a little more.

Townsend also does a good job of showing both the Activists and the Government and each of their own struggle of freedom to assemble and of speech.I feel that most Americans consume without thinking about whats involved and the back story behind the product.

With the world we live in most people don't care about how,what,were as along as they have what they need for me,myself and I.Its a hard movie to watch and it makes you wonder if you should make that next purchase,and who's side is fighting the good fight.

Overall I feel this film did what it was set out to do,and that is to make you think and make you ask yourself questions you never thought you'd never speak and that is what makes this a good movie.