Review of Lake of Fire (2006) by Peter D — 10 Feb 2008
Speaking of abortion, troublemaker Tony Kaye drove himself to bankruptcy orchestrating this landmark â?? not to mention remarkably even-handed â?? survey on the subject. The movie features insights from an exhaustive range of sources, alternating between interview footage, protest rallies and, most effectively, a doctor's office visit in which a shell-shocked young woman actually goes through with the procedure.
The thought-provoking documentary grapples with the many paradoxes that surround anti-abortion rhetoric (including the "choice" of some "pro-life" activists to murder offending doctors) while demystifying the operation itself.
By draining his footage of color, Kaye asks us to focus on ideas over cinematography (some of which is downright avant garde) or individual gut-wrenching images (including an eviscerated fetus), but it also reminds us that this is not a black and white issue, but a complex and deeply personal dilemma in which universal pronouncements simply do not apply.
This review of Lake of Fire (2006) was written by Peter D on 10 Feb 2008.
Lake of Fire has generally received very positive reviews.
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