I’m thankful that Netflix documentaries are better than their fictional movies. Yes, there is knowledge of controversial & polarizing documentaries on that platform-those are avoided by me. However, the ratio of hits to misses is far better, at least from what little has been tackled. As an American of course I remember the April 19, 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; this occurred at the age of 14.
This documentary is less than 90 minutes yet was still satisfactory in explaining the bombing, the trauma inflicted upon the innocent who survived but were forever emotionally damaged, why those SOB’s Timothy McVeigh & Terry Nichols committed those heinous acts, the first responders, and the law enforcement that quickly solved the case. No, I won’t comment on the far-right movement that played a critical role in the atrocity nor the ethnic biases that created the initial assumptions that the “Middle East” was responsible, including innocent people being looked at suspiciously solely due to their skin color.
A topic such as the Oklahoma City Bombing is worthy of books, longform podcasts and/or shows of multiple episodes. That said, American Terror does a swell job informing the viewer that knows less about the incident than me & don’t have the hours to become informed. The presentation was solid, was not overly flashy, & best of all, showed that after the horrific act, many people came together to help those in need. Oklahoma City isn’t constantly downbeat; don’t let those fears dissuade you from a view if you’re at all interested.
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