It isn't just the conspiracy theorizing or the compulsive urge to shock and offend. It is unthinkable to mention Jones's name without condemning him as obviously evil.Īnd to be fair, it's hard to watch Alex's War without getting the impression that Jones is a bad person. The reviewer appears to think that Moyer spends not enough time criticizing Jones's claims that Sandy Hook was a hoax, nor his involvement in the Capitol riot. Of course, that approach is why Alex's War has gotten attention in this, the age where 'platforming' is 'violence.' Typical is the review published by Sightlines, an Austin culture mag. The whole thing is maybe slightly too long, but what documentary isn't? Such concerns pale against the fact that Alex's War is that rarest of things, a journalistic investigation of its subject that aims to understand, rather than simply condemn. The soundtrack is thoughtfully put together.

Visually, it is well-assembled, if suffering from the too-glossy look that Netflix has made popular. The movie traces Jones's career from Austin public access television to fringe superstar. This question is arguably at the heart of Alex's War, the sophomore offering from documentarian Alex Lee Moyer. How had Alex Jones gone, in our collective consciousness, from clown to monster? When I mentioned Jones's cameo, the friend replied, 'I hope the courts bleed him dry.' What surprised me was the vitriol. Jones's mere presence in the movie is comedic-ha ha, what if this guy were actually right about everything?Ī few days ago, a friend shared a news story about the parent company of Jones's website, InfoWars, filing for bankruptcy ahead of judgment in the defamation case brought against Jones by parents of the children murdered at Sandy Hook.

But the second is that the character is portrayed by Alex Jones, the infamous conspiracy theorist and radio host. One, of course, is that a guy is making wild accusations about how the government is controlling us, only to be swept up by secret police, confirming his claims.

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