Tower - Documentary

[Scott B.]

Watched the documentary, 'Tower' on Netflix. It's available for streaming or DVD rental.

It's obviously about the Aug. 1, 1966, UT shooting. It's a hybrid of archival footage and animation, multi-POV, first person narration. It's really well done, tragic of course, and only anti gun at the very end when they play Uncle Walter espousing his viewpoint.

Two thumbs up.

[Lynyrd]

My brother was there on campus that day. Scary time for the family at the time. Hard to get in touch with people in 66.

[SQLGeek]

So you would say it was much better than the Netflix reviews? I think it was sitting at one and a half stars when I saw it on there the other day.

[Bladed]

So you would say it was much better than the Netflix reviews? I think it was sitting at one and a half stars when I saw it on there the other day.

It kind of downplays the significance of the people who returned fire--something that got significant coverage in the Texas Monthly article on which the documentary is based--and it gives a little too much credence to Ramiro Martinez's concerns about campus carry, but overall it's a very good documentary.

[Scott B.]

So you would say it was much better than the Netflix reviews? I think it was sitting at one and a half stars when I saw it on there the other day.

Yes.

Low rating could be because of the subject matter, that it's a documentary, that it's victim/participant pov but excludes the shooter.

I thought it was a really clever way of telling the story. The animation makes the participants the age they were then, which 'modernizes' a 50 year old story, and it's inter-cut with period footage to reinforce the animation.

[SQLGeek]

Good to hear. I'll add it to my list.