redacted as tour of modern media environment
A.O. Scott on Brian DePalmaâs new movie, âRedacted.â
An unrivaled master of showy cinematic technique, he has made a film whose governing conceit is that it is not a film at all but rather a palimpsest of found video culled from consumer-grade camcorders, surveillance cameras, cellphones and Web sites. (There are also snippets from a French documentary, a mischievous parody complete with portentous music and solemn narration.) âRedactedâ takes us on a tour not only of the battlefield, but also of the modern media environment, where no moment goes unrecorded and where everyone is, at least potentially, a filmmaker.
Iâm not planning on seeing âRedactedâ in the theater for a variety of reasons (âI donât get out much and Iâd rather spend babysitter money on âNo Country for Old Menââ being the leading contender), but I wish there were way to experience this tour of âthe modern media environmentâ in that actual environment.