Review of Our Brand Is Crisis (2005) by Andrea S — 13 Mar 2006
[font=Century Gothic]"Our Brand is Crisis" is a documentary about the 2002 Bolivian Presidential Elections. At this point, Bolivia is a poor desperate country with a huge resource of natural gas waiting to be tapped. Along with ten other candidates, former president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozado(Goni) is running as a reform candidate while being advised by the American consulting firm - Greenberg, Carville, Shrum.[/font].
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[font=Century Gothic]What the documentary presents is an insightful case study as to why Democracy without listening to the people will not work, especially in such an impoverished country.(Goni is much wealthier than most of his constituents. And his campaign does seem to be out of touch with the ordinary citizen.) And bringing in American consultants, while armed with a basic history of the country but not familiar with the day-to-day details, is a large mistake.(How much time do the consultants spend with the average Bolivian?)[/font].
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[font=Century Gothic]If the movie has a flaw, it is that it grossly underestimates the appeal of Evo Morales. Simply put, there comes a time when reform is not enough and something more radical is required.[/font].
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[font=Century Gothic]James Carville missed his calling as a stand-up comedian. At least, then he could have done less harm...[/font].
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This review of Our Brand Is Crisis (2005) was written by Andrea S on 13 Mar 2006.
Our Brand Is Crisis has generally received positive reviews.
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