Arachne: Weaving a Narrative
A few weeks ago, Oliver Stone's JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass became available for streaming and after signing up for a cheeky Showtime free trial, I sat down to soak it in. While the documentary was a good watch and provided some exciting newfound evidence supporting the existence of a conspiracy which had succeeded in its deceptive assassination of JFK, what I gleaned most from the documentary was that I really wanted to watch the original 1991 JFK movie again. After badgering my girlfriend for quite some time, she agreed to join me in my rewatch. I feel that the main draw of the original JFK movie is how the narrative of the conspiracy behind the assassination is framed within Jim Garrison's own personal story and his crusade to share his findings with the public. While Stone includes facts in the movie which do support the belief in the CIA/US government carrying out the coup and engaging in a cover up, the larger story of Jim Garrison seems much mo...