Review of Citizenfour (2014) by Harry W — 15 Feb 2015

4 out of 5 stars. Was Snowden a Whistle Blower or Traitor? What starts out as a dry, talking heads film, evolves into a heart pounding thriller on par with any fictional spy film. The film is subtle in many areas, leaving you to make your own judgements about the implications of privacy vs.

national security and protecting citizens. The film goes from Hong Kong to London to Washington to Brazil and Russia, picking up steam when the story explodes across the world. As U.S. tactics are revealed to show monitoring of billions of phone calls & emails, no wonder countries are furious when terrorism is the excuse, but economic and military dominance is the core reason.

The film is already prophetic about our world interconnectedness and will be examined for years to come. Good job by a provocative film that if you let it build, will give you plenty to consider.