Monday, June 23, 2008
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Documentary about high school debating that really gets into the borderline absurd way the "art" has developed in the United States. This style of "debating" doesn't resemble anything close to what a lay person would envision it as. It is speed reading at its best, and while those who advocate for it as the ultimate in intellectual warfare, it seemed so absolutely insane to me that I thought the first five minutes of the film, where you get to see some of the best high schoolers in action, was a joke. The story was put together extremely well, and is riveting as it follows two principal groups of debaters through two years of travel and tournaments, anxiety and drama. Highly recommended.
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