Review of Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004) by Shannonp. — 27 Feb 2007
Whatever Zinn's contribution may (or may not) be, this film is like Tiger Beat for the PBS crowd. It isn't much more than an oppotunity for collective gushing about a man whose ideas are presented in only the most cursory and superfical way.
For that matter, Zinn can hardly lay claim to the ideas that war is bad, that traditional "history" is often one-sided and misleading, and that the government cannot be trusted--although amazingly the film suggests otherwise.
What are his original ideas? If they exist, you won't find them here. Nor does this "documentary" present a trace of serious criticism about Zinn's life or work.
This review of Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (2004) was written by Shannonp. on 27 Feb 2007.
Howard Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train has generally received positive reviews.
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