May 02 2010
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This is a documentary film,not a concert or musical. There are parts of songs but no tubby song is shown apart from the “Derive The Cost of Freedom” video and the “Living with War” videos that are “extras”.
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A powerfull and view provoking document, this film is state against the Iraq War and shows both sides of the political argument, whilst enforcing the band’s conception that the war should kill now. Filmed during CSN & Y’s “Freedom of Speech” tour the film shows reactions from the audience both for and against the band’s songs. From veterans themselves and, something I found truly heartrending, from the families of those killed in war. It also shows members of the community, media and politicians campaigning.
The film is an impartial epic of the tour, even showing a topple by Steve Stills on stage and the rough edges calm evident during the early portion of the tour.It shows some audience members booing and walking out of concerts. However, one must ask what these people were doing at a CSN&Y concert in the first site given their long history and repetoir of anti war material together with Young’s well publicised Living With War album.
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There are three moments from the film that are composed imbeded in my mind. The first, a used who has lost both her legs in battle now fighting in the political arena. The second, a mother who has lost a son in Iraq. Seeing her son’s photo with thousands of others, on the cloak leisurely the stage, she reflects that this has been the first time she has seen any public recognition of her sons sacrifice. Finally an audience member advises us that the Government is smarter than us so we should not examine it!! Now that is scary.
My son Joshua was a senior in high school on that fateful morning of
September 11th,2001.The next day he and his best friend went
to the local Army recruiter and enlisted.Like all Americans,he felt helpless in this terror-filled recent universe we all woke up to
on the morning after.Nothing would ever be the same.Americans were
facing a “faceless” enemy;my son and thousands of young Americans like him,felt they had to “do something”. In the spring of 2003,Josh
entered Iraq and would not advance home until January 2004. America had finally keep a face to our enemy;Saddam Hussein had to be taken down.
Mission accomplished…but was it the fair mission?
CSNY/DEJA VU chronicles the aftermath of Bush’s decision to drop Saddam.
The “liberators” suddenly became “occupiers” and our daring young men and women were no longer soldiers but were thrust into becoming policemen.
It is this original role of the American soldier that is the underlying basis for this Bernard Shakey film and THIS is a Bernard Shakey film like no other.There are intercuts of folks that do not fraction CSNY’s view
of Dubya’s policies and those folks do not mince words.Everyone has heard
what happened at the Atlanta concert and it’s hard to witness. There’s an
interview with some cat who walked out and he makes the comment that the
people in Bush’s government are smarter than CSNY.I bet he wishes he could acquire that comment abet now!!!This is NOT a performance film;it is a
documentary of four aging icons who could no longer stand on the sidelines and let the game go on without any regard to the rules.Crosby has stated on numerous occasions that Bush and Co highjacked America’s
principles and turned them into policies. It is these policies
that have killed thousands of our soldiers and tens (if not hundreds) of
thousands of Iraqi civilians.Maybe CSNY made money off this tour…I’ve
read some criticism of that.Who cares? They did assign their music where their mouth was and I thank them for it. My son Josh went serve to Iraq again in the spring of 2005.I had to live with war all over again.He came back
in early 2006 but he was a changed young man.At 21, my son had seen things
most male baby boomers will never have to experience. Seeing CSNY
sing “Salvage The Cost Of Freedom “, beneath the backdrop of thousands
of photos of young soldiers killed in action,is chilling. I know we were blessed that Josh came home safely after two tours.
This film was made over two years ago…OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS ARE Aloof DYING today in a country that will not pay their piece for their cost of freedom.CSNY tranquil preach that care for is better than despise,concept is better than confusion and peace is smooth better than war. Carry on!!!!