Methinks some people here are not watching the same show that I am. And since I am posting at PJM, I am probably not all that ‘progressive’.
Just because Burns is presenting a micro view of the War, does not mean that it is per se somehow defective. Just smaller .
I have now watched two episodes and I think it is a very fine effort. It does not engage in any form of equivalence, does not ‘blame’ the good guys, and merely presents the War’s effect on a select few ordinary people amidst the general conflagration. It is not HOORAH in tone but it is HONEST. Is that wrong, somehow ?
I despise the ‘modern’ outlook as much as the next guy, but these critiques seem very much over wrought. And on one small point, the whole series does not present the view that it “wasn’t patriotism that motivated the young men to join the service, it was the wish to change their lives.” That was mentioned by one honest guy in nowhereville, mid-west,and was probably 100% accurate. When you are young, it must have seemed like a grand adventure. Is that a dishonest portrayal ? Does everyone think that everyone who worked in a war factory was motivated by love of country alone rather than love of cash ?
Save the ammo for the truly deserving. You know people such as Brian De Plama for example. Now he really IS a d*******.
Not Ken Burns. He just makes good flics.
