10/38
Story
The documentary focuses on the daily lives of activists, squatters, anarchists, farmers and people the government considers “eco-terrorists”
If the goal of the documentary was to portray French eco-activists as backward outsiders, using obsolete technology and attacking the police without any argument, armed with inflatable boats intended for swimming pools, and to stir up the hatred of the spectators with endless shots where nothing happens, then it has somewhat succeeded.
However, I doubt that this is the intended goal
Seriously, in 3 and a half hours it would have been possible to tell the whole story with all the points of view and explanations, which obviously exist.
The medium shot feels like it lasts 10 minutes, 10 minutes during which nothing is explained
Instead, the viewer is forced to watch for 3 and a half hours either actions that, by today’s standards, seem simply stupid and ineffective, or nothing at all.
It is up to the viewer to provide explanations for what is happening
Then another 10 minutes where nothing is explained… And so on until the victorious end.
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