The Fog of War (2003)
- Directed by
- Errol Morris
- Genre
- documentary film, biographical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 299 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Robert McNamara, the former US Secretary of Defense, talks through his life and decisions during the Vietnam War and other conflicts. He shares lessons he learned about the nature of modern warfare and the difficulty of making choices in uncertainty.
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What happens
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare. It was directed by Errol Morris and features an original score by Philip Glass. The title derives from the military concept of the "fog of war", which refers to the difficulty of making decisions in the midst of conflict. The film was screened out of competition at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature of 2003. In 2019, it was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Movement and the "Madman"- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.