Hijacking Catastrophe (2004)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hijacking Catastrophe is a documentary film which premiered in 2004.

 

The subtitle defines the topic:

 

9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire

 

Here is some basic information about this film:

 

** Directors: Jeremy Earp and Sut Jhally

** Narrator: Julian Bond

** Run time: 68 minutes

 

Many persons are interviewed in this film. The list includes academic scholars, political activists, and former members of the US Army. I will not mention all names, because the complete list is too long. Here are some names (listed in alphabetical order):

 

** Tariq Ali

** Benjamin Barber (1939-2017)

** Noam Chomsky

** Kevin Danaher (1913-2002)

** Mark Danner

** Michael Dyson

** Daniel Ellsberg (1931-2023)

** William Hertung

** Robert Jensen

** Chalmers Johnson (1931-2010)

** Michael T. Klare

** Norman Mailer (1923-2007)

** Mark Crispin Miller

** Scott Ritter

** Norman Solomon

** Immanuel Wallerstein

 

Archive footage is used between the talking heads. Archive footage is used to offer background information and to present clips from old interviews with public figures.

 

What do reviewers say about this film?

 

Here are the results of three review aggregators:

 

** 54 percent = Meta

** 78 percent = IMDb

** 83 percent = Rotten Tomatoes (the critics)

** 89 percent = Rotten Tomatoes (the audience)

 

As you can see, the ratings are mixed. They range from low to high: from 54 to 89 percent.

 

Some viewers like this film, because they agree with the general message, while others dislike it, because they do not agree with the general message.

 

Whether you agree with the general message or not, I still think this film is worth watching, because it offers important and useful information.

 

If you ask me, the rating on Meta is too low, while the rating on Rotten Tomatoes is more appropriate.

 

I want to go all the way to the top with this product. I think it deserves a rating of five stars (100 percent).

 

PS # 1. Jeremy Earp is the director of several films, including War Made Easy (2007) (Released on DVD in 2008) and The Occupation of the American Mind (2016).

 

PS # 2. Sut Jhally is the director of several films, including Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land (2004).

 

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Hijacking Catastrophe

A documentary film about

9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire

(2004)

 

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