A Century Of War

A Century Of War, released in 2018, is a crucial and riveting documentary that provides a detailed analysis of global conflict, economic manipulations and power hierarchy over the past hundred years. The movie, despite tackling heavy and serious subject matter, aptly guides the audience on a journey that spans across crucial moments in world history. The central theme of the documentary primarily is showing how wars and other forms of conflicts have inescapably influenced the world’s economic and financial scenario, and the consequential impact on the societies and cultures of the world population.

Leading the narrative in the movie are Catherine Austin Fitts, Hudson Michael, and Nomi Prins, each of them esteemed personalities and prominent figures in their respective fields. Catherine Austin Fitts, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing during the first Bush Administration, and a powerful financial adviser, enriches the film's narrative with her in-depth knowledge of financial systems on both micro and macro levels. Hudson Michael, a distinguished research professor in economics, juxtaposes his academical insights on this economic warfare alongside Fitts. Nomi Prins, a journalist, author, and former international investment banker, adds an additional global perspective to this socio-economic critique.

The documentary commences by charting the course of economic warfare that initiated during the First World War, evolving into a comprehensive tool of control manipulated by powerful entities over the century that followed. The narrative takes the viewer across an engrossing timeline of socio-political events that have generally circulated around the concept and theory of the economy. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the Wall Street Crash, era of the Cold War, rise of technology and information age, to the modern warfare witnessed in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria, each of these crucial events contributory factors of the perpetual struggle for power.

The documentary does a commendable job of drawing parallels and analyzing patterns between the economic phenomenon and the shifting power dynamics at play. Significantly, the film highlights how times of conflict and war have been exploited systematically to strengthen economic control and manipulate monetary systems to benefit a selected few.

But A Century Of War does not merely stop at providing historical analysis. Instead, it peers into the future, pontificates the possibilities, and casts an apprehensive eye towards the emerging trends in global warfare. Through the perspectives of its central figures, the film suggests that future conflicts may not be centered directly on traditional war, but rather indirect methods like the psychological and economic warfare.

The film takes a critical approach to the converging world of geopolitics and finance. As the tagline of the film suggests, 'A Century Of War is a journey through 100 years of war-disguised-as-peace, liberty-disguised-as-surveillance, tyranny-disguised-as-democracy, villainy-by-victims, capitalism-disguised-as-democracy, propaganda-disguised-as-fact, misery-reduced-to-tears, hatred-disguised-as-love, nations-found-on-duplicity - a journey through a Century Of War.'

A Century of War is truly a masterpiece in terms of its scope and intellectual richness. The documentary is unlike many of its kind that often oversimplify complex subjects and thereby undermine the gravity of the matter. It presents an unbiased lens towards the narrative, exhibiting a balance of facts and personal perspectives. A Century Of War is a must-watch film for anyone vested in the field of economics, geopolitics, history, or for anyone who wishes to understand how world events shape our lives and future comprehensively.

Director Sean Stone, the son of renowned filmmaker Oliver Stone, does an exceptional job in condensing a century of global history into an engaging and thought-provoking documentary. He explores how economic warfare through disruption of resources, stimulation of fear among global population, manipulation of stock markets, and establishing control over major sectors, has been the ultimate tool in the hands of the powerful.

In the sea of documentaries, A Century Of War stands out as a significant cinematic piece that skillfully unveils what lies beneath the surface of global politics and economy. Through the voices of Fitts, Michael, and Prins, this film bares the stark realities of the past century and sketches a cautionary future, signaling us to question, learn, and hopefully steer towards a fair and balanced world order.