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- "The Gathering - A Modern Thanksgiving Story"
- Summary: Reimagining the original Thanksgiving story
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Review of The Gathering - A Modern Thanksgiving Story
Jonathan Groubert
Posted on November 16, 2004 at 09:41 AM
Yet another mea culpa, although nicely done. A bit tought to get into at first, but like a Russian novel, worth it after the first 100 pages. Suffers slightly from over earnest narration reminiscent of some films made in the 50s that I saw at school. I can't help but think this program could be improved by a lack of narration altogether: just let the subjects tell their stories. Any shortcomings are more than made up for by the rich sound tapestry: fires crackle and boats creak. Time to let your (older) kids in on America's dirty little secret and, more importantly, tells them what they can do about it. Perfect programming for your open holiday schedules.