Friday: Jihad, the suburbs, and nerdy hip hop

I’m back! I took a loooong break from my documentary watching, but now I am back! The first movie today is The End of America, which is based on the book of the same name by Naomi Wolf.  I would recommend this movie if you don’t mind freaking out a bit.  She makes 9 points about how America after 9/11 is becoming a closed society and shows the parallels between America and Nazi Germany.  It’s a lecture based documentary, so it’s not thrilling, but it is very interesting. 

American Jihadist  follows a man from DC who converted to Islam and has fought with Islamic groups for most of his life.  He currently lives in Bosnia with his wife and kids.  It really makes it easy to understand how little things in life can lead you down a path that is against the norm. 

Radiant City is all about the sprawling of North America. It is interesting, because it is a Canadian movie but most of the information applies to Canada and the US.  It talks about how the suburbs are really destroying the fabric of life.  It’s sad to watch the kids who are scheduled everyday.  So, it’s sorta messed up because this entire documentary is fake.  Not ok. I dislike.

Nerdcore Rising…I enjoyed.  It is a big ole nerd fest, which I always enjoy.  Funny movie about a guy who is doing nerdy hip hop.  It’s pretty fun to watch.  The movie is entertaining and silly, which is about what it should be.  The hiphop is…ok.