‘The Fog of War’ (2003)
Errol Morris’ provocative, revelatory documentary is composed of 11 lessons, conveyed by former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara in a significant mode that we didn’t learn (or now) during the Vietnam War.
We didn’t learn in 2003 when we were newlyengaged in the Iraq War and Afghanistan, and still haven’t learned in 2026 in the midst of various conflicts around the globe.
It’s a clear-eyed, cogent exploration of many international policy screw-up we’ve ever made, featuring one of the most candid geniuses and war criminals ever captured on film.
Morris ability to set the strangest and most controversial subjects at ease, his capacity for illuminating the most intricate of topics with absolute clarity, his gift for expressing anger dispassionately.
It’s a masterpiece of moral ambiguity, accompanied by Philip Glass’ pulse-pounding score.
Errol Mark Morris
Bron February 5, 1948), Errol Mark Morris is known for documentaries that interrogate the epistemology of their subjects, and the invention of the Interrotron.
In 2003, his The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara won the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.
His landmark film The Thin Blue Line placed fifth on a Sight & Sound poll of the greatest documentaries ever made.
Morris has been making films about unusual subjects. For instance, Fast, Cheap & Out of Control interweaves the stories of an animal trainer, a topiary gardener, a robot scientist, and a naked mole-rat specialist.
