Viewer Participation Required

Rating: Null/10 (23 July 2002)

Here, in the midst of a summer filled with gimmicky Pugs, hyped mega-pics which fail to live up to their marketing, and animation for children, is a film that asks its audience to do more than sit back in air-conditioned comfort to be washed over with special effects and flimsy narratives.
See this film if you are interested in an experience that asks you to: 1. See someone else's point of view. 2. Connect the dots of character intention with your own instinctive responses. 3. Forgive the poor judgment that allowed inconsistent accents when none were needed. 4. Accept the story as a springboard to thoughtful consideration of the nature of leadership, heroism, and other serious issues ever present in our world. 5. Welcome the challenge to think, to participate.
There are many big ideas associated with the K:19 story; none more important than the idea that the mass media critics are not always correct.