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Why We Fight (DVD, 2008)

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"Why We Fight" is a documentary film on DVD from 2008, directed by Eugene Jarecki and published by Wildstar Sales. The film explores historical aspects and motivations behind warfare. The DVD features a wide screen format with a run time of 98 minutes. Special features include commentary by the director, extended scenes, character featurettes, Q&A with the filmmaker, and TV appearances. Starring Eugene Jarecki, this DVD is in Region 2, with English language and a 12 certificate rating.

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WHY WE FIGHT cleverly reflects the sharp divide that exists among the American people on why we are in Iraq. A number of people on the street are questioned throughout the film, with director Eugene Jarecki asking them 'why do we fight?' His subjects give a broad range of answers, and Jarecki himself does not search for a definitive solution to the question.

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EAN5060126870081

eBay Product ID (ePID)64098905

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleWhy We Fight

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

DirectorEugene Jarecki

FormatDVD

Release Year2008

LanguageEnglish

FeaturesWidescreen, Commentary by director Eugene Jarecki and Col. Lawrence Wilkerson\Extended scenes\Extended character featurettes\Audience Q and A with filmmaker\Fimmaker TV appearances: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Charlie Rose

GenreDocumentaries, General, Documentaries & Biographies

Run Time98 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly - Jarecki takes a holistic approach to examining [our culture]..., Rolling Stone - Jarecki sets archival war footage from the past half-century against the political maneuvering behind the scenes. The impact is shattering, New York Times - It's a story Mr. Jarecki tells with appreciable energy, using images culled from newsreels, educational and military films, and original material

Additional InformationReleased as the American military continues to make its presence felt in Iraq and across the globe, Eugene Jarecki's (THE TRIALS OF HENRY KISSINGER) WHY WE FIGHT asks some pertinent questions about the economic necessities of war. Speaking to a number of key figures including Republican Senator John McCain and author Gore Vidal, as well as lesser-know names such as Wilton Sekzer--a Vietnam veteran and ex-New York City cop who lost his son in the World Trade Center attacks--Jarecki's film is a bipartisan treatise that was inspired by Dwight Eisenhower's 1961 farewell address to the nation. Eisenhower spoke of a burgeoning American military-industrial complex, which he believed would threaten democracy across the globe. Jarecki takes a look at whether this has occurred by questioning his subjects on the links between big business and the military, while also talking to people whose lives are inexorably tied to the business of war. Fascinating revelations unfold, from Sekzer's attempt to pay tribute to his son to the thoughts of the fighter pilot who dropped the first bomb on Iraq at the dawn of the second Gulf War. Each of them gives their own unique take on the American military machine, while Jarecki intersperses their discussions with rapid-fire scenes of the machine as it lumbers into action. WHY WE FIGHT cleverly reflects the sharp divide that exists among the American people on why we are in Iraq. A number of people on the street are questioned throughout the film, with Jarecki asking them 'why do we fight?' His subjects give a broad range of answers, and Jarecki himself does not search for a definitive solution to the question. Instead he simply gives us a variety of truths and lets the audience try to salvage something from an incredibly complex, sometimes mysterious, and often terrifying state of affairs.

ScreenwriterEugene Jarecki

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleWhy We Fight