Review of Citizenfour (2014) by Foxgrove — 02 Nov 2014

Laura Poitras is to be commended for her bravery in making this important documentary about the American government's tactics of spying on its own people. Aided by whistle blower Edward Snowden we are privy to the magnitude of the situation. Snowden himself comes over as articulate and considered in what he has to say whilst understandably becoming more nervous, albeit still committed, as the story breaks in the media.

The film is both compelling and chilling as it pinpoints how through the government's actions democracy and freedom of speech are being eroded just that little bit more. At one point in the film Obama is heard to say that the issues under scrutiny could have been discussed through debate. Really!!!!!!!! I mean where is the debate when no one is aware of what is going on?

There is a famous saying-'Evil flourishes when good men do nothing'.