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February 12, 2010
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I may be biased about this DVD, having seen the fine PBS documentary “Crucible of Empire: The Spanish American War”. This DVD, I notion, came up short in some ways, noteworthy of it having to do with the heavy expend of actors and reenactors, the distracting attempts to recreate the observe and feel of obsolete film stock and the near-jingoistic concept of the fighting. The film allowed actors to vow the words of the principals — TR, William McKinley, Philino rebel Edwardo Aguyinaldo and others — and interact with one another in status section fashion.
First Intervention covers the origins and subtleties of the conflist rather lightly, and spends (I mediate ) an inordinate amount of time on the Battle of San Juan Hill, which made an enduring name for Teddy Roosevelt. The battle — a one-day affair in a 3-1/2 month war — was a one-sided affair with 10,000 Americans battling 750 Spaniards. But the DVD spends quite a bit of time on it, making noteworthy of the courage of the Americans. The satisfactory news is that it seems to depict the battle accurately, with most of the Rough Riders advancing without their horses, in opposition to later illustrations. Another questinable aspect of the filk is its depictions of shadowy American soldiers. I have no content with depicting the involvement of these “Buffalo Soldiers,” who were among the few battle-tested portions of the American invasion force. But the chuminess they have with whites seems problematic. I rather doubt that blacks and whites — given the racist overtones of the day — sang and drank and smoked around campfires as shown here. And some of the reenactors looked worthy ancient and heavy to be playing young recruits, as the occasionally snippets of loyal footage exhibit.
After watching both films, I would recommend “Crucible of War” for a more true and more fully rendered portrait of the war period. But “First intervention,” for all its restagings is notable in depicting the contested ground on which the battles were fought. And its employ of early war recreations (by Thomas Edison’s company) was both instructive, silly and an unintended ironic parallel to the newer film’s maintain troubles with reenacting warfare for a hometown audience. Capture “First Intervention” with a grain of salt, don’t possess everything you observe, and gather a window into an under-told and often mispresented period of US history.
Though this is very informative and piquant, it is too long to exhaust in a school setting. I liked it personally, but it was long at times.
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