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13Apr2009

Terrific Trailer for the Documentary 'An Unlikely Weapon'

DateMonday, April 13, 2009 at 12:18AM
Where do I get in line for this? The new documentary, An Unlikely Weapon fixes its lens on the life of Eddie Adams, who did that very thing for 50 years. Adams was one of the great photographers of the 20th century, best known for the shocking picture below.

How many times have you seen this image in your lifetime? Hundreds, probably, and it's just the tip of the iceberg in Adams' storied career. As much as any one picture can, it marked a turning point in American opinion about Vietnam, and is as good an example of photojournalism as you'll ever see.

An Unlikely Weapon has canvassed Adams' associates in the media over several years; the interviews with Peter Jennings have to be a few years old, as do any of the chats with Adams himself, since he passed away in 2004. But it's a great idea for documentary, to see how the photos affect the photographer and how he affects the photographed.


Trailer courtesy of Trailer Addict

An Unlikely Weapon is playing now at the Quad Cinema on 13th in New York City.

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Reader Comments (1)

I haven't seen this movie yet but it is the next one I'll see. Just saw Hurt Locker and The Stoning Of Soraya M., both very powerful movies. This one is of particular importance to me because I was a child of the Vietnam War. I wasn't even born when the famous photograph was taken but it had a indelible image in my head of the horrors and barbarism of wars. As were the My Lai photographs. I'm from the South but I've always been abhorred by the atrocities of the South Vietnam government. This movie should be a must-see for everyone so they won't forget the horrors that was the Vietnam War.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterQuan

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