The American Media & The Second Assassination of John F. Kennedy
is a searing, enraging, and eye-opening documentary about how Jim Garrison,
New Orleans' District Attorney from 1962-1973, had set out to prove, using
the American justice system, that the CIA was actually behind the assassination
of JFK on November 22nd, 1963, and that the mainstream media was responsible
for covering up the truth with fake news/propaganda. Essentially, the
mainstream media were like "Good Germans." Garrison was far from a Good
German, though, as he dared to question the Warren Commission report which
included very weak and even fabricated evidence that pointed to Lee Harvey
Oswald as the lone gunman. He was not afraid to kick the hornet's nest,
so-to-speak. The CIA wanted the public to believe that the bullet that
killed JFK entered through the back of his head instead of the front like
expert pathologists had observed but were suppressed. No one in the media
questioned why JFK's motorcade route's plan was changed at the very last
minute or why the car's bubble top was removed---or who made those decisions
to begin with.
Director John Barbour blends archival footage
from his 3-hour interview with Jim Garrison as well as video of the Zapruder
tape, interviews with witnesses, and clips which show concrete evidence
of how the mainstream media mislead the public with false information.
There's even a clip of Noam Chomsky making a very callous statement about
how little he cares about the JFK assassination or who was behind it.
It's very suspicious that many witnesses and people related to the investigation
died of "suspect" suicides after the assassination while no witnesses
died during other well-known investigations like the O.J. Simpson murder
case. Bravo to Jim Garisson and John Barbour for being true patriots,
unlike the mainstream media who's has been and still is in bed with the
U.S. government. The government is essentially a pimp while the mainstream
media serves as its prostitutes. Media figures, i.e. Dan Rather, who helped
the government spread misinformation to cover-up the truth about JFK's
assassination became more wealthy and successful.
The film's running time of 2 hours and
10 minutes might seem a bit lengthy at first, but it does cover a lot
of ground, and there's never a dull moment to be found. The crisp, fast-paced
editing also helps to enliven the film. The narration by Barbour himself
is humourous and witty at times---humor, after all, is a great way of
hooking audiences. In other words, he manages to find just the right balance
between entertaining the audience and provoking them emotionally as well
as intellectually just like a truly great documentary ought to do. By
the end of the film, you will never look at the mainstream media nor the
CIA the same way again. Consider it your patriotic duty to see The American
Media & The Second Assassination of John F. Kennedy. It opens at Cinema
Village.
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