Very Cool!!!

Just what I expected

A lot of fun.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

I have been studying Spike and his work over the past few weeks. I believe he has done a excellent job on bringing the real people of New Orleans and there experiences to light. I am an aspiring film maker (currently attending Full Sail University, Orlando FL) and although I want to create and be a part of different genre of films, I am also committed to doing projects similar to this. There are many issues and problems that are going on in our country and the world in general that are being ignored. Like Spike I have love for people in general and want to help in any way I can. As a film maker I have the opportunity to do just that and I have every intention to do so. Great Documentary Spike! I really enjoyed the commentary and both hearing and feeling what I saw visually. I would be honored to work with you one day and learn under you. Thank You for another great film!

This is probably the most powerful documentary that I have ever seen. It stands as a historical record that will probably only become more valuable with time so that historians in 2050 will understand the depth of the man-made aspect of the tragedy.I happen to really like Spike Lee, and regard him as one of America's top 5 Auteurs, though one who takes big risks and sometimes misses the mark. It seems that the depth of the reality of this tragedy overwhelmed his faults and brought out the best in him. There is a focus on first-hand interviews from a variety of perspectives and documented fact, with a minimum of speculation. There is no narration, and he never appears on screen. Rather, the narrative is made through interviews and clever editing. This technique is extremely engaging, and the viewer is encouraged to (re)form their own understanding.The reality that there were many missed opportunities to avoid the suffering is heart-wrenching and uncomfortable.

Spike Lee put his all into this documentary about Hurricane Katrina and the government's slow response. This disaster will always be remembered by everyone no matter what race, sex, or economic group. I could not believe the job that the Army Corp of Engineers did on the levees over the course of 40 years. Even after Hurricane Betsy, they never finished that job and the residents paid the ultimate price for their negligence. The people did not deserve to be run out of their homes. A lot of them had nowhere to go. I have relatives that were displaced by Katrina. Lee gives an insight on how this has affected there lives during and after the storm hit. Also shown is the economic and social status of New Orleans. Due to this,education and health care are decreasing to the point that residents have relocated to other states for a better chance. Crime was already a big problem there and it seems that it is increasing as everyday goes by. No matter what, New Orleans will remain a top-notch city.

I was impressed by Spike Lee's patience with the scope of this material, and in not rushing the story or distorting it to make it fit a budget or a shorter viewing. I loved the portrayal of New Orleans' unique culture, its people, its roots in French settlers, slavery, the Civil War, its legacy for the world in jazz, in cuisine, in revelry. I loved the way he brought out the peoples' love of the land, their love for each other, their passion for family, for all things New Orleans. It's informative in its inclusion of how the destruction of the wetlands contributed to the flooding of New Orleans, as did inferior levee design, as did political negligence, as did current - and ongoing to this day - administration dismissiveness (which is hard not to see as racial, or at least oblivious to the poor). The aftermath was even more criminal negligence, governmental failure at every level, insurance companies renegging on promises already paid for, and the failure of the media to adequately report and investigate the destruction of a region and a people. The palpable anger of the speakers is second only to their grief. This is a story about people, not so much about the natural disaster. Some people cared, some, tragically did not. It's hard to imagine seeing this and not being stirred to feelings, and action.