Rating: - A great experience and a great movie
I had the pleasure of being in this movie. I had just graduated highschool. I didn't really know anything. Not about Kent State, not about movie making. My eyes were opened to both.
One has to realize, this is a Docu-Drama, not a documentary. Liberties have to be taken to present a story. I wasn't in Kent so I can't say what, if any, liberties were taken. However, I can tell you that looking at photos of Kent State and being on the campus of Gadsden State Junior College, the two campuses were similar. And since the Kent State officials would not let them film there, I think they did ... Read More
Rating: - Hit maybe too close to home
Having attended SUNY-New Paltz during the 70's, I know first hand what demonstrations are all about: why they start; how they're organized; how they're conducted; what the results are; and how they are perceived by the citizens and by the media.
When I saw this on TV in 1981, I was deeply moved like many viewers....but for reasons beyond the usual. My first reaction was 'This will never be rerun on network TV; it hit too close to home in it's condemnation of the real forces behind the tragedy that happened there'. It was one of the very few TV movies that actually told some real ... Read More
Rating: - Flawed but powerful
(The following incorporates revisions. Earlier versions earned 5 out of 6 "Helpful votes.")
I am a high school history teacher. I occasionally show the last 40 minutes of Kent State to my U.S. History and American Studies classes. That is the part of the film that is most faithful to the historical record as I understand it, and it is one of the most powerful sequences I have ever viewed on network television. My students' responses to the video have often included tears, and always the question WHY? No one goes away unmoved.
Rating: - A fictional SPOOF about the shootings at Kent State.
Personally, I was very interested in viewing this video. I was at Kent State before, during, and after, the time of the shootings (1968-1975). I am VERY familiar with the University and the City of Kent. As a student, I was at the Commons on May 4th, during the time of the shootings.
This video depicts a university and a town that neither resembles, nor honors, either Kent State University or the city. FACTS: There were no motorcycle gangs in Kent. Co-ed dormatories were not introduced until 1971-72. The video places a lake in the middle of the Commons area where the rallies took ... Read More
Rating: - A fictional SPOOF about the shootings at Kent State.
Personally, I was very interested in viewing this video. I was at Kent State before, during, and after, the time of the shootings (1968-1975). I am VERY familiar with the University and the City of Kent. As a student, I was at the Commons on May 4th, during the time of the shootings.
This video depicts a university and a town that neither resembles, nor honors, either Kent State University or the city. FACTS: There were no motorcycle gangs in Kent. Co-ed dormatories were not introduced until 1971-72. The video places a lake in the middle of the Commons area where the rallies took ... Read More
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