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...such a context, though, Green says it was important not to force pat answers...
Once he had secured funding and coaxed the former Weathermen into opening up to the camera, Green still faced the challenge of putting their actions in context...
...Before Sept. 11, it was kind of a forgotten piece of history,” Green says. “The context changed so much...
...problem with both The Passion and with news reports about Ashura is their shared failure to provide even minimal context. Gibson’s film fails because it barely touches on what Jesus did or why he mattered. In assuming that viewers already know the smaller details of Jesus’ life and martyrdom, The Passion preaches only to the choir, whose members may wonder why the sermon is so light on content and so fixated on glass-studded whips...
However, these recent events must be understood in a broader historical context. Since Aristide was first elected president in 1990 at the forefront of a grassroots democratic movement, his rule and Haitian sovereignty have been consistently challenged. A democracy where the poorest people in the Western Hemisphere would have power struck fear in the hearts of Washington officials and the Haitian elite. President Aristide held office for only seven months before he was ousted in a military coup...