(09-19-2017 08:59 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(09-19-2017 05:12 AM)Machiavelli Wrote:  I've been reading that it's slanted to the conservative point of view. No mention of the French using Vietnam to exploit the rubber. No mention if HoChiMinh being our ally in WWII. The seeds of our modern political dissent lies in Vietnam.

I think that's more a commentary on the point of view of your sources than upon the point of view of the film. To a far left reviewer, anything looks like a conservative point of view. I doubt very seriously that Ken Burns is going to present anything from a conservative point of view, and my left-leaning friends who have watched this say that this is not presented from that point of view.

I have yet to watch any of the Vietnam documentary, but Ken Burns' work is generally very careful to avoid a partisan slant. Despite his own political leanings, he is extremely dedicated to presenting facts or stories of his subjects without bias.

His WWII documentary is fabulous, as was The Dust Bowl. I'm still trying to find time to watch his series on baseball & jazz.