Review of The Fog of War (2003) by Corey N — 08 Aug 2007

Robert S. McNamara discusses his experiences and lessons learned during.

His tenure as Secretary of Defense under John Kennedy and Lyndon.

Johnson.

He talks about his work as a bombing statistician during World War II,.

His brief tenure as president of Ford Motor Company, and the Kennedy.

Administration's triumph during the Cuban Missle Crisis.

However, the film focuses primarily on his failures in Vietnam. The.

Theme of the film are his "eleven lessons" learned during this time.

Some of these include improving military efficiency, understanding your.

Enemy, and the frustrations of trying to deal with (and unsuccessfully.

Trying to change) human nature....

The fog of war is basically one man, describing to the audience, the.

Mistakes that were made and how, at 87 years old, he has learned from.

Them, and 'how close' the world was to nuclear war in the sixties.

Now this is no big secret to anybody, and the premise of watching a man.

On screen for 100 minutes talking about this and that doesn't sound.

Appealing, but thanks to a great score by Phillip Glass and some stark.

Imagery, the mundane turns into the tolerable.

The film though is poorly edited, and a I feel that there is a.

'juicier' version of the movie out there under lock and key.

Here is a man with a lot to say, but its just a spin on things we.

Already know.