Review of The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) by Connie R — 22 Feb 2008
Confused about its purpose, this film is nevertheless worth watching. There's too much back history of the civil-rights/anti-war/counterculture movements. It starts as a narcissistic lovefest in which baby-boomers reminisce about their 60s ideals (currently being channeled into ergonomics and Web 2.
0 enterprises) when really the film is meant to focus on the U.S. government's surveillance of John Lennon. Also, there's no analysis of Lennon's assasssination. As nutty as they may be, the conspiracy theories should have been addressed by in a film that was all about the government's attempts to silence the voice of a generation.
But you learn a lot about the power Lennon wielded over the media, and how the government really had a reason to fear the surliest Beatle.
This review of The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) was written by Connie R on 22 Feb 2008.
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