Parkland

Ein ausgezeichneter gespielter Dokumentarfilm, der vom Anfang bis zum Ende sehr authentisch wirkt und besonders für diejenigen bestimmt ist, die das Thema JFK nicht in Ruhe lässt. Es gibt viele Figuren, keine von ihnen ist die Hauptfigur und fast jede hat einen eigenen Moment. Eine Reihe von Szenen ist verdammt intensiv und ich schätze es, dass der Drehbuchautor und der Regisseur die traurige patriotische Stimmung des Films so gestaltet haben, dass sie (wenigstens für mich) nicht billig wirkt. Und ich hatte auch nicht das Gefühl, dass sie mich emotional erpressen würde. (21.10.2017)

Dignity. To maintain it or to grant it to someone one last time. That is the fateful Dallas of 1963 from the perspective of the secondary characters. In this minimal space, the only interesting role is that of Oswald's brother Robert, his deranged mother, or the "filmmaker" Zapruder, who suffers as if he has lost his only son; I could easily do without them in this portrayal. The handheld camera was meant to enhance the atmosphere of sudden chaos, but it seemed more like a creative crutch that didn’t disrupt the overall monotony. It’s a shame that Dr. Zac didn’t sing during the resuscitation; Kennedy would have gotten up and walked away on his own. (03.07.2020)

Well, if Zac Efron was saving Kennedy, it's clear where the mistake happened. Seriously. Fifty years on, Americans are commemorating the death of a man whose survival might have changed the world. We don't know, it didn't happen. JFK will be an eternal topic. The film has a great cast and sometimes excellent performances, but when I look at the footage that Abraham Zapruder happened to capture, which essentially shows JFK being shot, it chills me much more about how brutal people can be and what they are capable of doing. The film excels in its effort to capture events that ordinary people wouldn't normally have seen. It succeeds in that, but it's essentially just a reminder of a terrifying act. (07.01.2014)