The War
A couple of nights ago, The Mrs. and I finished watching the last episode of Ken Burns' most recent documentary, "The War".
I've seen many of Burns' films. "The War" is his masterpiece. It will be hard to top.
One thing that struck me was the stories of how people on the home front got through the war: their sacrifice, their cooperation, their willingness to lay aside personal ambitions. It was like listening to stories about life on another planet.
I am too young ever to have known an America steeped in anything but consumerism and radical individualism. I'm glad I had Mr. Burns to give me a glimpse of what it might have been like.
Norah Jones does a great job of singing the theme song.
My wife and I watched all of it, and we feel that we know our parents and their generation better than ever.
Posted by: Tertium Quid | February 07, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Yea.
The War was so long ago now, it's easy to romanticize it without knowing any of the details.
Posted by: Dean | February 09, 2008 at 10:49 AM
That song is "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush from the awesome "Hounds of Love" album(1985).
In this clip it's a male voice, but I wonder if they use her voice somewhere in the documentary.
Posted by: Patrick | February 13, 2008 at 09:48 PM