Review of Riotsville, USA (2022) by Jackeflaps — 04 Jul 2023

Boring, too long, and overall obnoxious in it's politics. Footage from the simulated cities was jarring at first, but became monotonous after 15 mins. Narrator was unneeded and consistently off-putting.

The documentary applies today's toxic politics like ACAB to broadly paint all figures and events involved as good/evil. No nuance or differing viewpoints were presented. Throughout anarchy was put forward as a cure-all solution for racism and income inequality.

At one point they even made a favorable comparison to terrorists in French Algeria, ignoring the chaos and violence that plagued the country post French rule. Unbelievably those who called for the violent overthrow of American democracy are the heroes here, while moderates and conservatives opposed are villains.

It's a bizarre worldview from the filmmakers and an all too common theme for current documentaries covering 20th century events. Very disappointed with this one considering the rich subject material.