Anybody seen the DVD "Weather Underground"?

[troubleinwinter]

Saw it last night (Netflix), an Academy Award nominated documentary. Particularly interesting was the interview (extra feature on the DVD) with the guy currently serving 75-life in prison.

"Thirty years ago, with these words, a group of young American radicals announced their intention to overthrow the U.S. government. Fueled by outrage over the Vietnam War and racism in America, they went underground during the 1970s, bombing targets across the country that they felt symbolized "the real violence" that the U.S. government and capitalist power were wreaking throughout the world. From pitched battles with police on Chicago's city streets, to bombing the U.S. Capitol building, to breaking acid-guru Timonthy Leary out of prison, this carefully organized clandestine network attempted to incite a national revolution, while successfully evading one of the largest FBI manhunts in history.

One of the top documentaries of the year, this award-winning film interweaves extensive archival material with modern-day interviews to explore the incredible story of "The Weather Underground." As former members reflect candidly about the idealistic passion that drove them to "bring the war home," they paint a compelling portrait of troubled and revolutionary times, with unexpected and often striking connections to the current world situation."

http://www.docurama.com/productdetail.html?productid=NV-NVG-5630-NVG-9602

[Richard D]

1. Great movie

While I disagree with the use of violence, I do admire their real revolutionary spirit and the committment they had for ending the war in Viet Nam. A movie all should see.

[hlthe2b]

2. I imagine it is interesting. Especially given they have captured 1 (or 2)

in recent years, going about their normal lives--wasn't one a wife and mother to a physician in Michigan or somewhere?

At any rate, my recollection of this group and the SLA were only the depictions from the press of the time, which of course were quite 1-dimensional--focused on the crimes, but never the why.

[nickgutierrez]

3. The great irony: WeatherUnderground.com is actually a WEATHER site!

http://www.weatherunderground.com/

You have to wonder what the people who registered the domain name were thinking. Maybe they knew what Weather Underground was, maybe not. I can't really be sure.