Review of Lake of Fire (2006) by Wes L — 30 Jun 2008

Truly disturbing film about the abortion issue. Does a good job presenting both sides, but it is clear with whom director Tony Kaye is siding. However, Kaye does manage to be critical of the extremist pro-choice side of the coin, but just as damning as the extreme side of pro-life (perhaps moreso).

I think Noam Chomsky perhaps makes the best argument (wisely avoiding stating whether he is for or against abortion) when he states that pro-lifers tend to support politicians and laws which minimize foreign aid to countries where people are starving and dying of malnutrition.

Also Nat Henthoff: if you're pro-life one should also be anti-war. Yet most pro-lifers tend to be avid supporters of gun rights and foreign policies which promote warfare. One thing I can agree on with the pro-lifers is their support of children being limited to supportive parents.

Abstinence, in my mind, will never happen among teenagers so continuing to be against birth control and expecting self-control among hormone-ridden teenagers is a highly idealistic. So, a highly contentious debate, a highly thought provoking movie, and, again, very disturbing, not for the faint of heart.

But worth seeing, nevertheless, for the debate it will inevitably provoke among those who brave viewing it. Highly recommended.