MIM Movie Review

This is an archive of the former website of the Maoist Internationalist Movement, which was run by the now defunct Maoist Internationalist Party - Amerika. The MIM now consists of many independent cells, many of which have their own indendendent organs both online and off. MIM(Prisons) serves these documents as a service to and reference for the anti-imperialist movement worldwide.

   Dead Man Walking (1996)

   Much-praised for its liberal "balance," the movie is based on the
   book that tells the true story of a Louisiana nun who befriends a man
   on death row. The movie portrays the death penalty as arbitrary and
   unfair. Still, it does not come out against the death penalty, and the
   book is a stronger testament than the movie to Sister Helen Prejean's
   anti-death penalty activism. The movie supports the reactionary
   "victim's rights" movement and preaches taking "responsibility" for
   criminal acts. Maoists believe people need to take responsibility
   for their actions and struggle with self-criticism, but we know this
   is not accomplished through the imperialist death-penalty machine,
   even with the help of progressive nuns.