An American Tragedy
Monday, September 4th, 2006 :: Category: movies disabled comments
I just watched all 4.5 hours of Spike Lee's When the Levees Broke. All of the footage and stories are horrifying. Spike Lee does an incredible job of peeling back the media facade to tell the real story of New Orleans before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina.
It was incredibly depressing and overwhelming to see just how huge of a problem there is in New Orleans. The individual stories of loss were almost too much to take and realizing that thousands and thousands of people have similar stories and still need help leaves me speechless.
I found it really hard to watch at times, but am glad I did. I recommend that everyone does the same.
