Reply #38: The point is most of the criticism is propaganda - as you say:

[rman]

"I don't think Chavez is the baddy he's made out to be."

The point is not whether or not Chavez is a saint.

What some people call "cult of personality", idolization or worship is for the most part admiration for what Chavez does for 'ordinary' people both in Venezuela end elsewhere, and the need to defend him against the false accusation that "make him out to be" a bad guy.

What's the basis for your assertion that this is a propaganda film? The documentary was made by an independent British film crew who happened to be working on a documentary about the "controversial figure" of Chavez, when the RW military coup took place. It shows what most people don't know: just how it is that Chavez reappeared a few days after having disappeared during a time of political turmoil in Venezuela. Many people don't even know there was a US-friendly military coup, let alone that there was a popular and bloodless mini-revolution a few days later, that overthrew the government that resulted from the coup, to reclaim the government for its rightful and immensely popular president.