Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
Freedom of speech is fine as long as you don't do it in public.
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing travels with the Dixie Chicks, from the peak of their popularity as the national-anthem-singing darlings of country music and top-selling female recording artists of all time, through the now infamous anti-Bush comment made by the group's lead singer Natalie Maines in 2003. The film follows the lives and careers of the Dixie Chicks over a period of three years during which they were under political attack and received death threats, while continuing to live their lives, have children, and of course make music. The film ultimately presents who the Dixie Chicks are as women, public figures, and musicians.
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a good documentry , it felt real. - Housewifeanita
it was pretty good. I felt really sorry for them and their family's . what was so interesting is how one comment made in passing almost ended it all for them. And they are very talented ladies. I must not understand American politics because a death threat over an fellow Americans' point of view. Wow! talk about insecure. I also was impressed and how much they all stuck together. and in the end ended up o.k.Worth watching - Ralston_McTodd
This is not a concert film so you don't need to like their music. Nor do you need to like their politics (though, in retrospect, they did better than the pundits in analyzing Bush's war).Instead this film grips as the anatomy of a backlash. Along the way, the Dixie Chicks provide an admirable example of American character & rugged independence, to counter the "ugly American" caricature of their detractors. Three country singers who made their name as "pretty girls" show themselves to be strong women. That makes the film worth watching.Hooray for the Chicks! - billie
I am not a country music fan, but since watching this fine documentary, I am a Dixie Chicks fan. What strong, loving, ballsy and "real" people they are! The over-reaction to Natalie Maine's innocuous comment reminds me of how the Americans reacted to John Lennon's words of peace back in the 70's. It's remarkable that a country that prides itself on freedom of speech is so fascist about certain topics, and it's remarkable how little thought a segment of the population puts into the formulation of an opinion. (I'm sure it's the same all over the world, sadly.)
I keep wondering, now that the entire country of the United States seems to be ashamed that George W Bush is American, how do those southern rednecks feel about the stance they took back then? How do the radio stations feel?
A well made documentary that reveals the Chicks as so much more than a country music trio. It shows the growth of their music, and their growth as people and as artists, forced upon them by a stray remark made at a dangerous time. It shows their love for each other, and their strong "family values" which their country espouses so heartily.
Hooray for the Chicks!
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a good documentry , it felt real. - Housewifeanita
it was pretty good. I felt really sorry for them and their family's . what was so interesting is how one comment made in passing almost ended it all for them. And they are very talented ladies. I must not understand American politics because a death threat ...Worth watching - Ralston_McTodd
This is not a concert film so you don't need to like their music. Nor do you need to like their politics (though, in retrospect, they did better than the pundits in analyzing Bush's war).Instead this film grips as the anatomy of a backlash. Along the way, ...Hooray for the Chicks! - billie
I am not a country music fan, but since watching this fine documentary, I am a Dixie Chicks fan. What strong, loving, ballsy and "real" people they are! The over-reaction to Natalie Maine's innocuous comment reminds me of how the Americans reacted to John ...