Citizenfour (named after Snowden's codename of choice) is paced like the great paranoid-man political thrillers of the 1970s... Poitras makes this potentially-tedious exercise seem claustrophobic in the most enthralling way.
In the wake of the death of George Floyd during an arrest on Memorial Day, Americans took to the streets nationwide demanding police reforms. Everyone needs to watch this.
He knows that's a matter of when and not if (his nickname of choice Citizenfour refers to how he's the fourth whistleblower for the NSA).
November 5, 2015 Nonetheless, you must see this film. Though superlatives can mischaracterize any movie’s qualities, it is not an overstatement, I think, to call “Citizenfour,” Laura Poitras’ film about Edward Snowden, the movie of the century (to date). It operates on an interesting irony with how they're filming yet aware of surveillance. For all the film's superficial slickness, it's a mess. The most frightening aspect of the documentary is a suggestion that this is only the dawn of what's to come. Edward Snowden went from obscurity to fame overnight when he blew the whistle on the NSA's massive espionage program in June 2013. August 8, 2019 We want to hear from you! November 8, 2018 When reality overpass imagination... thanks Edward, this man has giant balls Was this review helpful? 7 out of 7 found this helpful. The main strength of the film lies in its portrait of Snowden as a person.
But while the world saw the footage of Snowden speaking in the hotel room in Hong Kong, there was another person in the room with him, Greenwald and MacAskill: Laura Poitras, who filmed the interview. View All Photos (9) He very clearly and explicitly says that he does not want to be the story, and one believes him. April 6, 2016 December 31, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4
We all know that, in today's world, telling the truth may set you free, but it can also make you an inmate or a corpse. December 8, 2018 December 30, 2015