{"id":538,"date":"2014-07-29T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T14:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=538"},"modified":"2024-03-01T17:38:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T22:38:17","slug":"how-to-survive-a-plague-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=538","title":{"rendered":"How To Survive a Plague-2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How To Survive a Plague-2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director David France<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Bill Bahlman, David Barr<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #141<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70229270.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1172\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70229270-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70229270\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70229270-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70229270.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed July 29, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A wonderful thing about documentaries is that they can be a learning experience and a teaching tool.<\/p>\n<p>How to Survive a Plague (2012) is one such type of documentary. It is an authentic, real, gritty piece of work and that&#8217;s what makes it so powerful.<\/p>\n<p>The AIDS epidemic in the 1980s was a monumental and devastating time in social history and this documentary chronicles a group of advocates tirelessly fighting to convince the Government (at that time less than sympathetic towards victims of the disease) to approve and administer drugs to combat AIDS.<\/p>\n<p>This organization was named ACT UP and it brought the gay community together as well as sympathetic members of the straight community. Good people fighting against the establishment for change.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly all the footage from the film is from the period in question and the activism is both heartbreaking and inspiring to witness.<\/p>\n<p>The Pope, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush are not portrayed in a positive light, but rather as uncaring and unwilling to help those dying from the disease.<\/p>\n<p>A moving and inspirational film that teaches one never to give up or back down from what you stand for.<\/p>\n<p>How to Survive a Plague (2012) was deservedly nominated for the 2013 Best Documentary Oscar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations:<\/strong> Best Documentary-Feature<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Spirit Award Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best Documentary Feature<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How To Survive a Plague-2012 Director David France Starring Bill Bahlman, David Barr Scott&#8217;s Review #141 Reviewed July 29, 2014 Grade: A A wonderful thing about documentaries is that they can be a learning experience and a teaching tool. How to Survive a Plague (2012) is one such type of documentary. 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