Matewan | A Movie that people will learn from

Matewan | 'matewan' and other overlooked masterpeice films

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Matewan

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highly recommended

A Movie that people will learn from

I found the movie to be very good. The sole problem is that there is so much information to convey in a short period of time, there had to be some glossing over of the events that transpired.

Being a big issue for the region at the time, the movie captured the feel of the plight of the area so well. If you are looking for more information and in greater depth than the 127 minutes of the film allows, try and find the book "Night Comes to the Cumberlands" by Harry M Caudhill which deals with the plight of the miners.

Having the miners paid by company scrip and the shops (owned by the companies) taking scrip for their goods only was such a cunning move.

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'matewan' and other overlooked masterpeice films

John Sayles is definitely one of the finest film makers in history (in my humble movie loving opinion) Matewan is brilliantly casted, impeccably acted, and masterfully directed. It is also a stark, realistic and frightening look at the American labor movement in its infancy. I wore the tape out, its great to have the DVD.

Kitt

A dark but important story from America's past well told. As a history buff I found this story about the early labor movement very enlightening and was pleased to find out that Hollywood hadn't deviated too far from the real events. I bought it because John Sayles directed it but the movie sells itself.

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