Analysis of Control Room Directed by Jehane Noujaim - Movie Review Example

Control Room, a documentary of 84 minutes, was released on June 18, 2004, in Denmark. It relates to America’s War with Iraq, mainly based on the coverage of Al Jazeera. It was directed by Jehane Noujaim, scripted by Jehane Noujaim and Julia Bacha, the original music was by Thomas DeRenzo and Hani Salama. Important members of the cast are Hassan Ibrahim, Deema Khatib and Lt. Josh Rushing. This is a documentary relating to the authentic Iraq War and the one reported through the newspaper columns.

Al Jazeera news network reporting and the perception of the US government about the realities of the war are poles apart. Hassan Ibrahim, the former BBC reporter, has been assigned to cover Iraq’s tragedies in the war. He is accused of creating stories which are not there. America downplays the situation in the war fronts. The movie highlights the role of the media in the war and the importance of its coverage which is only next to the strength of the war machines fighting the war. The documentary depicts how in the desperate situations of the war, the objectivity of the press becomes the casualty, and how the news is constructed as per the demands of the situation.

Vested interests are in politics and they have also infiltrated the press. The bombing of an Al Jazeera post by America indicates how serious are the compulsions of the war to silence the pen, apart from destroying the guns.