Monday, June 23, 2008
JFK
I know without a shadow of a doubt that President Kennedy was murdered by Oswald and that he acted alone. However I love the movie "JFK" by Oliver Stone. Even though it is based on conspiracy theories, it is a very cool movie to watch. Tommy Lee Jones, Joe Peschi, Kevin Bacon, and Gary Oldman give fantastic performances. Costner is solid in his role as well. I remember when it first came out, and how much my brother Matt and I were looking forward to seeing it. After seeing it I had no doubt that there was a huge conspiracy involved.....and that is a lesson on how we can be swayed by propaganda. Of course I was only 18 or 19 when I saw it, and my brain was completly different than it is today. A few years after the movie was released, Gerald Posner came out with a book called "Case Closed" and there is a magnus opus right now by Vincent Bugliosi on the same topic. Anyways, applying critical thinking skills and using reason and logic. I don't see how a reasonable person could conclude anything other than Oswald acted alone. But it is fun to watch a great movie done by a gifted filmmaker such as Oliver Stone.
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