JFK [Blu-ray]

If you ever thought about Eisenhower's wise words in his farewell speech : "beware of the military-industrial complex", and kept wondering what he really meant, well, look at this film. President Kennedy wanted a Pax Americana for the world. (By the way, when was the last time you ever heard those words ?) President Kennedy wanted to make peace with the Soviet Union, and he wanted to retreat all troops from Vietnam by 1965. The day after he was killed, Johnson took over and immediately sent more troops to Vietnam. The US would stay there till 1975. The war was lost in human and political terms, but the "military-industrial" complex got richer and more powerful. Bell sold their helicopters, General Dynamics their fighters, etc. War is the biggest industry in the US, but the public doesn't know how it works. We aren't allowed to know, because of "national security". So there's a lot of money to be made, since furthermore, there's no sharp line to be drawn between the military ordering equipment and the industry offering it.This film is very important. It shows the exact point in history when the US lost the very significance of its democracy. Since then, the US are an evil empire, where foreign politics doesn't depend on the personal ideas of the elected president, but on what the military-industrial complex wants. Obama already said he would increase the defense budget. He also said he wanted to retreat troops from Iraq, but immediately added that the situation in Afghanistan merits more attention. Obama promised change, but he didn't even remove the secretary of Defense of Bush ! What kind of change is this ? In his place, I would be scared to death also. Remember Kennedy fired Dulles from the CIA, and who "helped" trying finding out who killed president Kennedy in the Warren commission ? Yeah, precisely : his good old buddy Dulles... What kind of "democracy" is this ?This film shows in quite some detail how the conspiracy was forged. To begin with, all standard security procedures were violated. The major of Dallas changed the route of the presidential car, so that it included a slow turn. A lonely shooter was blamed, and killed before the public could hear him say he really worked for the military intelligence - where he was taught Russian and was sent to Russia as a double agent. He just managed to say to the cameras he was "a patsy". Then Ruby, Oswald's killer, was injected with cancer cells, so he couldn't tell who was ordering him. Immediately after the killing of Kennedy, CBS reported that "president Kennedy was hit by three shots" ! How did they know that ? Who said that anyway ? It was false, to begin with. The Zapruderfilm showed there were at least six shots ! And to prevent the truth to emerge, the autopsy of Kennedy was interrupted by some admirals, taking the corpse away to Washington, where the brain of Kennedy "was lost" and the photos of his dead body manipulated. More intriguing is that in New Zealand the newspapers had the full story of Oswald and his fake biography four hours before he was actually charged with the murder of the president, following Colonel Fletcher Prouty, X in the film, and author of the book "JFK - The CIA, Vietnam and the plot to assassinate John F. Kennedy".Hitler said in "Mein Kampf" : The bigger the lie, the more credibility it gets, "since it would never come into the heads of the people to fabricate colossal untruths, and they would not believe that others could have the impudence to distort the truth so infamously. Even though the facts which prove this to be so may be brought clearly to their minds, they will still doubt and waver and will continue to think that there may be some other explanation."Ambassador Joseph Wilson said : "... a majority of Americans, wanting to trust in the president and his words, actually came to believe that Saddam had nuclear weapons and was somehow responsible for the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001."Now, in the fake democracy the US is nowadays, it seems very likely that even 9/11 was orchestrated by the military-industrial complex. I know you'll probably have problems believing this. I had trouble to believe it myself, I'll tell you. Hear me out, and above all : compare with what happened to Kennedy. To begin with, the murderer was immediately identified. No need to go through a thorough investigation. Osama bin Laden was blamed immediately by Bush. How did they know that ? This is very weird, taking into consideration that the intelligence was apparently a total mess, since those attacks happened in the first place. Now, as happened in the case of Oswald, Osama bin Laden was CIA, and the saying goes : once CIA, always CIA. Now, if you have a suspect, like Osama bin Laden, then it's even stranger that you let all his family members fly away on 9/12, when not a single other plane in the US was allowed to fly. Probably, like with Oswald, the military-industrial complex was not interested that the public became aware of the connections Osama bin Laden still had with the CIA, or maybe they didn't want to reveal the relationship of the Bush and the bin Laden families, shown by Michael Moore in his film Fahrenheit 9/11. What's for sure is that the White House wasn't interested in a investigation. George W. Bush also interfered with Congress investigating the attacks, saying - on the record, see Fahrenheit 9/11 : "It's important for us not to reveal how we collect information. That's what the enemy wants."We also have a clear problem with some "evidence" that was shown to all of us on 9/11. They told us the Pentagon was hit by a plane. Have you ever taken a close look to the small hole that was made in the building ? This is far too small for a large 767. There weren't any remains of a fuselage, the motors, the wings, no, nothing at all, let alone some bodies... Compare with any other plane crash you have seen photos of...To make the similarities with the Kennedy assassination complete, it is also very intriguing that the BBC announced the collapse of the Solomon Brothers Building (WTC7), a huge skyscraper, 23 minutes before it actually happened ! Even worse, when they announced it, you could still see the building erect on the live images behind the speaker. Don't believe me. I don't ask you that. I prefer you check it out for yourself : do a web search with the words "Solomon brothers collapse BBC".Now, the collapse of the Solomon Brothers building is at the same time the "magic bullet mystery" of 9/11. I do not know of any law or force in nature that when two skyscrapers collapse, it will always take a third skyscraper down. In this way, the Solomon Brothers represents the "magic collapse mystery" of 9/11.As with the Kennedy killing, we have to look beyond the facts, and ask WHY this happened, and take a look on the consequences of this "attack". The list is as follows : (1) the war in Afghanistan, (2) the invasion of Iraq, (3) the Patriot Act, limiting our democratic, civil rights and (4) the Guantánamo prison, where people were jailed without legal defense and even tortured.When presidents of the US draw a line between Good and Evil, I always feel uncomfortable. We first had to be aware of the Soviet Union, the "Evil Empire". Now, Iraq, Iran and North Korea are considered the "Axis of Evil". Bill Hicks saw it a little different : "One day, we might find out that WE are the evil empire".

Oliver does a superb job in putting what is totally believable. Acting by Costner is of course over the top. Had not seen in years. We enjoyed and had forgotten parts of it.

This movie is fantastic. Oliver Stone will never top it. Outstanding filmmaking. Great performances from the entire cast. Especially Joe Pesci's manic Fountainbleau hotel room scene. However, this film is NOT correct. There was no grand conspiracy at the heart of the murder of John F. Kennedy. Deep analysis of the Zapruder film demonstrates this conclusively. I would love to believe that mysterious, powerful men plotted and carried out the killing of the President of the United States. And this movie is so well made that most people who see it for the first or second time will believe a conspiracy DID take place in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Including me! But if anyone will do a reasonable amount of reading on the subject, they will discover, as I did within 2 years of the release of this movie, that it would require a stupefying degree of incredible elements all coming together perfectly for the conspiracy to be carried out. Was Lee Harvey Oswald somehow manipulated into a menial job at the Texas School Book Depository about 6 weeks before the assassination, so he could then become a patsy for the crime? His neighbor was instrumental in him getting that job. Was the neighbor in on the conspiracy? The man who actually hired Oswald at the TSBD, Roy Truly, testified that he was not expecting to hire anyone on his own volition. He only interviewed and then hired Oswald because of the phone call from the neighbor. Was Roy Truly part of the conspiracy? There are so many instances like these that cannot be dismissed. But, as I said, this movie is Oliver Stone's masterpiece. Both things can be true: that this film is fantastic, AND that it's premise is all wrong. Oliver Stone himself calls this movie his 'myth' to counter what he believes is the Warren Commission 'myth.' The Warren Commission certainly was not perfect. Did they make mistakes? Of course they did! That does NOT mean it's main conclusions were in error. Namely, that Lee Harvey Oswald fired three shots from the sixth floor of the TSBD, that the first shot missed, the second caused all the wounds to Kennedy and Governor Connally, and the third struck Kennedy in the head. In about 9 seconds. That Jack Ruby took it upon himself to shoot Oswald, and that it was sheer luck that Ruby arrived where and when he did in time to do just that. That the Zapruder film has not been doctored in any way that 'cover's up' what actually happened in the motorcade. After Oswald was apprehended by the police that day, and sat for interviews, he always consistently lied about one thing: that he owned a rifle. Why would he do that? It strongly indicates a consciousness of guilt. Even Oswald's brother, Robert, has affirmed through the decades that he is convinced that Lee fired the shots that killed Kennedy. But by all means enjoy Oliver Stone's masterwork. Awesome movie. Incredible filmmaking. However, don't stop at viewing this movie, and then only using it to form your beliefs on how President Kennedy was killed. Read 'Case Closed' by Gerald Posner. Watch the PBS Frontline program 'Who Was Lee Harvey Oswald.' Especially the originally aired 3 hour long program. Read the definitive tome on the subject by Vincent Bugliosi called 'Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy.' If these works on the subject do not convince you, then you may simply be 'married to' the idea of a conspiracy. And no other viewpoint will satisfy you. Even if it is the truth.

Regardless of how you feel about the subject. This film is a great story, and its points are clearly communicated.

Great

Excellent film

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Great film and actor lm very happy with the seller and product

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