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Rating: 09/11/2001
We all know what happened that day... perhaps.
Today, almost a decade later and with a clear mind, what do we remember of those tragic events? Certainly not everything, because memory tends to forget unpleasant episodes and/or blur certain elements. Memory is the easiest thing to manipulate... it's just a matter of time. And in fact, over time, we've all forgotten about specialized reports and/or stories that didn't add up, reducing our memory to a series of 2/3 clips presented on the news... And this is something all the powerful know how to deal with: the tragic events that occurred in Italian stadiums, the pending trials over the head of the one governing us, the massacres of Ustica, Bologna, and Piazza Fontana (still state secrets) and, more generally, everything. It's certain that in the total chaos, someone took advantage of it by distorting what could have been the truth.
The documentary in question is an Italian "underground" production without much publicity (should we leave that to Boldi and DeSica, maybe?) that deals with the issue in an atypical way. Or rather, how a documentary should be structured. Quite rare these days where this genre of films, almost left to rot in the forgetfulness, tries to be as cinematic and/or Hollywood-like as possible. A comparison with the more famous but less incisive overseas "cousin" "Farenheit 9/11" is mandatory, though perhaps slightly risky.
The real strong point of Mazzucco's film lies in the almost total absence of tone drops and the continuous exposition of facts that instill in the viewer nothing but doubts and an unhealthy desire for truth. What instead makes Michael Moore's film decent, but nothing more, is precisely the manifestation of (debatable?) hypotheses, which leave a bitter taste of fabrication or, anyway, an abnormal stench. Moreover, everything is seasoned with humor and anti-Bush critique which relegates the viewing to an audience informed of the facts. Or rather. It tends to make the film more enjoyable for those who have informed themselves about the events and for George W.'s detractors. "Inganno globale" instead wants to inform the viewer without apparent ulterior motives, making everything accessible to everyone.
In conclusion, putting aside personal ideologies and/or political preferences in general, this is a film recommended to everyone that will leave a bitter taste in the mouth and an unparalleled thirst for justice that will disorient and leave a mark... Until time grants memory flashes of what was, making us forget this useless tragedy that will remain unpunished forever.
PS: For the record 3000 dead. For what?
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