Title: Captivating Images, Simplistic History
Review: My mind and imagination were captivated by the film footage. That alone makes the documentary worth viewing.There are several inaccuracies of fact, ones that should have been easy to capture as they require no specialist knowledge.The main problem I have with the film is the inordinate amount of time spent on various crimes & ills of Stalin.Not that this information about Josef Stalin isn't interesting, a-lot of it doesn't seem very relevant.And the film sheds no light on Stalin or his crimes. According to the narrative tens of millions were murdered by Stalin because he was paranoid, megalomaniac, addicted to power, etc. No time is spent at all on Stalin's ideology. It would sound pretty ridiculous if someone argued that "Hitler" killed so many Jews because he had a thirst for power or he liked violence.Lots of problems with the narrative, but the series can't help but to make emotional impact.
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