Review of The Fog of War (2003) by Allen G — 22 Apr 2016

Not only was it fairly educational (at least for me, anyway), but 'Fog of War' was also honest. More specifically, its subject, Robert McNamara was honest. As a result this is a unique look at warfare and its consequences from one of the men who was involved in many of America's conflicts.

The film certainly works to the emotions, given how horrible a subject war is, and yet it never feels like an attack on either McNamara or even the conflicts that he was involved in. Instead, there's a real sense of engaging with the issues on both sides and, whether you follow McNamara's world view or not, you can't help but understand it. Is war inevitable and, if so, what responsibilities do we have towards our fellow humans when we conduct it? Heavy questions indeed but ones that shouldn't be avoided.