Good movie of a bad time.

Rating: Null/10 (4 November 2002)

The Killing Fields is an excellent film on many levels; at the least, it should be considered a good introductory film for those that want to realize the Cambodian people's suffering during the Cambodian revolution. However, it could also be considered a strong advocate against war in general, particularly those with U.S. involvement--lest we forget how the U.S. tends to leave most areas worse off when they have no further use for them (think Liberia, Chile, Iraq...).
The only downer to this film would be that the soundtrack/musical score leaves one wondering if the director was under the influence of illicit drugs at times. One example of this, as others have mentioned here, is the song, "Imagine" by (a hypocritical) John Lennon. While most would agree the basic premise of this song (peace/ending war) is very touching and would be appropriate, Lennon's tirade about having no possessions, no religion, etc. ends up sounding an awful like a Pol-Pot theme song.
One note on the scene in which the Pran's picture fades... Apparently, this was entirely fictional and years later when Al Rockoff was interviewed about it he was visibly p***ed off that that scene was in the movie as it seemed like a discredit to his photographic abilities.