Alex's War

Alex Jones. You may like him or you may hate him, but you can't deny that he's influenced, for better or for worse, millions of people over the years. Do you wish to see him when he's NOT on air? Do you wish to see what REALLY happened on January 6? If so, then this is the movie you need to see.

Alex's War is not the first documentary about InfoWars, but it is the first documentary to do what every documentary should do: simply interview Alex and several of his friends, and trust the audience to make their own opinions about them.

The documentary is built on two storylines that frequently overlap each other: Alex's life, and his activities during the winter of 2020-21. For two hours, it slowly builds up the intrigue, telling us of Alex's connections and his ability to uncannily predict world events like the Oklahoma City bombings, 9/11, and the Covid plandemic. Finally, we get to an intense climax as the film covers Sandy Hook, and, near the very end, January 6.

Whatever your opinions of Sandy Hook are, this film will at least cause you to ask questions and give you information from both sides. The film also shows exclusive footage of January 6, and Alex's real actions on that strange day.

Alex's War does have a few flaws in its production value. Ten or so minutes of the film could've been cut out, and some InfoWars/Alex Jones Show logos are shown too many times.

Regardless, I am proud to announce that Alex's War is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. That the filmmakers were able to make such an intriguing movie about a person they don't even agree with is amazing to me. If you love Alex Jones, this film will show that he's as fallible as you and me. If you hate Alex Jones, it'll show that he's as human as you and me. And if you're like me, and can't quite make up your mind about him yet, then this is the documentary for you.

CONTENT WARNING: about 20 f-words spoken.

Of all the 1-reviews of people not having watched the film. It will not change the minds of anyone on either extreme of the current political spectrum; those on the far right and left already "know" the truth. This is just a doc comprised of ACTUAL clips of Alex failing (Sandy Hook), and succeeding in the time leading up to 9-11. It's just clips of the man being a human. There is no perfection to be found.

Bad documentary. It is NOT "fair" or "balanced," because it serves ONLY to defend Alex. It doesn't investigate, just amplifies Jones's own (dubious) account of things that supposedly happened in his life. Doesn't push back on anything Alex says, which is a big mistake considering Alex's record as a massive liar.

Moments in the film, especially one or two "behind the scenes" moments involving Info Wars staff discussing "news" during a commercial break, appear to have been staged, as there is overwhelming evidence to suggest that Alex just makes up most of the "news" he "reports" on his show.

The editing is amateurish, especially the use of music. The music cuts are all maudlin and manipulative (and often distracting), designed to give grandeur to what is actually a farce.

The timing of the film's release is suspicious, too, seemingly intended to sway public opinion during Alex's Sandy Hook court case.

Skip this trash, watch an actual documentary about an actual human being instead.

I don't know too much about Jones so I decided to watch this film since he is in the news. You don't really get a lot out of this movie. I think it is meant to be a greatest hits kind of story but it doesn't work for me. We just jump from semi-connected event to semi-connected event.

Also I don't get a sense of the world of Jones, like does he have any friends or fellow conspiracy people? The film seems to be him, a cameraman, and his sidekick owen. I feel like there should be more people in this movie.

Also the music is way over the top and too on the nose for basically every scene.

It feels like the filmmaker didn't feel like doing too much legwork and just went with the easy blocks from Jones' Wikipedia page.

I skimmed the Wikipedia page for the man for about five minutes after the film and feel like I got more out of it than I did from this film.

Could have been a bit more engaging, the pace dragged a little at times and it was a little disjointed, but better than I was expecting, the production values were reasonable. Also, it could have been a little bit more in depth on the man himself and the life and working of Infowars. But overall it was at least fairly balanced and quite an accurate portrayal of him from his mistakes to some of his amazing predictions which came true. Worth a watch for anyone interested in truth and reality.