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Lions for Lambs (2007)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 6/08

6/08: Uh, mind telling me what was that all about?

Lions for Lambs is an ambitious picture that fails to connect with me. I could've stood up and screamed, "Yes! I will save the world!" Actually, it reminds me of Network. What's the purpose of media nowadays? They just advance crap which is loaded with made-up opinions. After the film ended, had things changed? Of course not.

Yeah, I get where Lions for Lambs is going, and I get the dialogue. But I don't follow the logic. It looks like I'm targeted as a bad person for enjoying freedom. I like it that way and can't help it. I know the government sucks, the media sucks, the people suck, and everything that's America sucks. In fact, shouldn't the title of the movie be called Lambs for Lions? It'll make a lot of sense because the sheep are being slaughtered by rich people.

The conversations with the teacher and the student, they sound the same as my mother and I would have on politics which never go anywhere. It's nothing but talk, and then we go back to our lives. Sometimes, the film makes for a good viewing but falls apart by causing me to feel that "uh..." moment. It's the lectures I'm tired of because they're always hollow and meaningless.

All in all, Lions for Lambs is instantly forgettable.

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