Disappointed with this especially after the great work of Giorgio Angelini on "Feels Good Man", which was an amazing, deft presentation of narrative of an immense amount of detail. Here, the octopus, many faceted of the topic seems to overwhelm Angelini. His attempt to connect the beginning/end of the film, which is a personal life/worldview comparison, with the middle "facts/history" portion is embarrassingly amateurish. His has said in interviews his goal was to have the film connect emotionally. Who was the intended audience here? What pandering would reach anyone not living in a cave. Comparing a retired cop from Levittown gathering with friends for a meatball lunch with that of lame diversity session that attempts to surprise the audience with the unveiling of a convicted felon to be an educated, "articulate, black person" is the inch deep, inch wide stuff of a sheltered novice. Too, bad. The middle portion's presentation of the subject's history is the most successful and shows Angelini's promise as a filmmaker, but it's still overly ambitious in attempting to portray the intended scope of its topic in less than 90 minutes. Angelini's ability to keenly edit the many interviews into the narrative that keeps it from otherwise feeling slapdash and scattered. Hopefully it affords him more deserved opportunities, which include episodic ones.
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
2018
Action / Documentary
Owned: A Tale of Two Americas
2018
Action / Documentary
Plot summary
A fever dream vision into the dark history behind the US housing economy. Tracking its overtly racist beginnings to its unbridled commoditization, the doc exposes a foundational story few Americans understand as their own.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
June 14, 2019 at 04:39 AM
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Top cast
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720p.BLU 1080p.BLUMovie Reviews
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Enjoyable and educational
Hard to imagine a "fun" documentary about housing policy. But came across this trying to find a doc about red lining. Didn't disappoint. And went places I didn't expect. Really beautifully shot too. Great characters. Don't understand all the negative reviews. It's like people who refuse to believe the civil war was about slavery. Anyway. If you're not crazy and enjoy good films, and learning, this is for you. If you're a racist. Idk. Maybe could also be for you too.
Excellent Film
Excellent film that succinctly addresses the racism baked into decades of our land use and housing policies. The only way to improve the film would be to incorporate the experiences of Latino, Asian, and Native Americans for whom the housing market has also been titled against.