We watched Lone Survivor on Friday and there has been some controversy about this film. We will discuss this in class on Tuesday - is the film propaganda? Is it an accurate portrayal of what took place? How would you categorize this film? Non-fiction, fiction, documentary, or some sort of combination? Read over the articles below for more on the controversy:Glenn Beck article on the film:
http://www.glennbeck.com/2013/11/18/glenn-calls-lone-survivor-the-greatest-war-story-ever-told-on-film/
Article about the controversy: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/15/the-lone-survivor-review-so-controversial-glenn-beck-will-pay-the-author-to-read-it-to-marcus-luttrells-face/
LA Weekly review by Amy Nicholson against the film:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/15/the-lone-survivor-review-so-controversial-glenn-beck-will-pay-the-author-to-read-it-to-marcus-luttrells-face/
Salon.com article:
http://www.salon.com/2014/01/15/glenn_beck_attacks_film_critic_who_didnt_like_lone_survivor_and_so_do_the_trolls/
Actual facts about what happened:
http://www.salon.com/2014/01/17/lone_survivor_a_fact_check_partner/
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