Must See Movies

Conza88 said:
[1. Brazil (1985). Watch the painful inner workings of a futuristic bureaucracy where individualism is crushed. Directed by Monty Python alum Terry Gilliam, the movie is a surrealistic view of a society in which everything seems to be run by a kind of global DMV. Trying to fix a bureaucratic snafu that led to the arrest of the wrong man, lowly bureaucrat Sam Lowry becomes himself the enemy of the state.

Brazil is a zany classic of the libertarian belief in the importance of individual's dignity and freedom against an all-powerful government. Given the increase in government of recent years, it's even more chilling than when first released 13 years ago.

Best libertarian moment: Harry Tuttle, played by Robert DeNiro, becomes the most-wanted criminal by breaking into buildings to perform heating ventilation and air conditioning repairs without -- horrors! -- a permit.
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One of the best real life documentaries I have ever seen is called Manda Bala and it's about Brazil. It shows how government corruption and failed socialist policies are the real reason for the rampant kidnappings. Basically what happens is the government organizes a massive bailout for the poor, except the poor never see the money because the corrupt officials stole it. This led to the poor getting extremely pissed off and kidnapping to get money and pay for the stuff they were promised. It's actually banned in Brazil.
 
Theocrat said:
This movie is soon to be a classic. It is awesome.

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Conza88 said:
Dr. Zhivago (Rp's favorite movie) was awesome.

I can tell why he likes it now. VERY anti-communism.
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I remember I saw this in indoctrination school. I was so bored. I'm sure now I'd realize the message of the movie. My recommendation is I.O.U.S.A
 
If it's not already on the list, I'd like to submit "Red Dawn" for consideration. It's standard Hollywood fare, but the plot, in which a bunch of high schoolers decide to fend off a Communist invasion of the U.S.A., is a lot of fun to watch, and will definitely put you into that gung-ho patriotic mode!
 
BuddyRey said:
If it's not already on the list, I'd like to submit "Red Dawn" for consideration. It's standard Hollywood fare, but the plot, in which a bunch of high schoolers decide to fend off a Communist invasion of the U.S.A., is a lot of fun to watch, and will definitely put you into that gung-ho patriotic mode!
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Rothbard recommended this.

Not on the list yet.. I'll be going through and updating them all soon. :o
 
Ok, NOT exactly must see...

But 'The Experts'


John Travolta ... Travis

Arye Gross ... Wendell

Kelly Preston ... Bonnie

Deborah Foreman ... Jill
 
The Movies for Liberty wiki was completely empty so I threw something together from Conza's original post. The movies are in alphabetical order right now, but I think they should be categorized as they would be in a video store (there's no way to accurately put them into topic/theme categories). Feel free to edit the "readme" or quote too.
 
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