tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083808832211974286.post7801706988648032683..comments2023-03-29T13:03:44.216-07:00Comments on Bram's Pyre: Alex Gibney's We Steal Secrets: anti-Assange propaganda (again)Melissa de Zwarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15927283531205359163noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083808832211974286.post-2427394312264829162013-09-13T05:47:04.807-07:002013-09-13T05:47:04.807-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083808832211974286.post-11600604362099324422013-07-10T06:57:10.538-07:002013-07-10T06:57:10.538-07:00Hi... I have seen the film and followed the narrat...Hi... I have seen the film and followed the narrative closely. Since, i had not followed Wikileaks, Assange and Manning stories closely before, i finished the film thinking exactly what the director intended me to... That Assange started a good cause and got caught in the power it presented. Also, i felt some sympathy towards Manning for the torture he is still experiencing, but not concerned about his political motives and fight for freedom. <br /><br />Luckily, i tried to read further including reviews you had presented above(since i was familiar about Daniel Ellsberg and Glen Greenwald and was surprised to find the story constructed with limited speakers which mostly included defectors of Wikileaks)... along with many other articles about the work Wikileaks had done over the years and the people associated with it.. i had understood how biased the film was and the dangers it possessed for everyone who did not do their background research. <br /><br />I am really interested to know why Alex Gibney or Universal Pictures have such a biased view over the subject? So much that the film maker has actually edited actual interviews to make them look more appealing (personal views?)<br />Do they have any political motivations? Why were the speakers not questioned about the subject in the leaks? About unnecessary wars and its implications... and many other relevant and important issues? <br /><br />Would love to know if you can answer my above questions..<br /><br />Thanks..<br />Raulraulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06243918919507166624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7083808832211974286.post-31493282991326806052013-07-09T21:24:16.312-07:002013-07-09T21:24:16.312-07:00Films are expensive, especially films involving 2 ...Films are expensive, especially films involving 2 years of globe trotting, and yet I have seen no references about who commissioned it or paid the production & distribution costs. These are valid & important questions for films of obvious propaganda value to one side or another. Like the old saying goes, follow the moneyD. Benton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09505763959328162067noreply@blogger.com