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in response to reader comment: Read Your History Mr. Bennett

Submitted by Bruce Bennett, Aug 25, 2007 19:04

I very sincerely apologize to you, Morgan, and anyone else as personally invested in the history of the massacre depicted in the film as you obviously are, for not having cracked the books harder and researched the actual events in more minute detail, but I was reviewing a movie, not giving a guided tour of the events the film was based upon. All I was attempting to say (unsuccessfully, I gather) was that there was a lot more to the massacre than SEPTEMBER DAWN showed or told.aI don't think the historical details that you've generously shared change that, but I may be kidding myself. If you think my treatment of the "story" (a tricky word when applied to history and fiction at the same time) is superficial, just wait until you see the movie.


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Ms. Hudson, if you are so very eager to see a movie about a massacre, then why not watch the... [MORE]

Jason Morely 

Aug 27, 2007 00:51

Haven't seen this movie, and probably won't, either. There is a very interesting book out there, however, that covers this... [MORE]

Morgan 

Aug 25, 2007 01:56

As an Arkansan with familial and sought after knowledge of the topic I am at once suspicious of Mr. Bennett's... [MORE]

Kathryn Hudson 

Aug 25, 2007 01:05

I very sincerely apologize to you, Morgan, and anyone else as personally invested in the history of the massacre depicted...

Bruce Bennett 

Aug 25, 2007 19:04

This is a very fair review of the obvious short-comings of this film. The real story is a chilling enough thing,... [MORE]

John 

Aug 26, 2007 00:18

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