Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror

A great documentary but I would have like to seen this as a more lengthy series with some focus on the interviews Timothy McVeigh gave to understand his reasons in more detail. A ten part series would be much better. This seemed to compressed given the scale of the bombing and how it has been the largest domestic terrorist attack in US history. It would be better to speak to more survivors and how it changed their lives. Also there should have been more background on Timothy McVeigh's childhood including his family. Did the film-makers try and speak to his as family? Are they in they in the witness protection progeamme?

I clearly remember this incident when it happened in April 1995 (this and the OJ trial verdict are etched into my brain). I'd been living in San Francisco only a few years, still finding my footing in my career, and the recent 101 California Street shooting was fresh in our minds. This film is concise and sharp, delivered with straightforward storytelling and well chosen interviews that offer clear-eyed recollections without a deep dive into pathos. While it leaves many questions unanswered, as we'll never truly grasp the motives behind such savagery, the doc points to the unsettling throughline of the extremist ideology that fueled Timothy McVeigh and the swirling eddy of disinformation in today's America. It's a thoughtful, timely reminder that domestic terrorism's specter persists, even three decades on, and a must-watch for anyone seeking clear-eyed insight into America's darkest impulses.

From the start, the tragedy of this lost and unloved Iraq war vet's heartless Act of terrorism is portrayed with human stories: a woman rescued from the rubble, first responders and community volunteers acting bravely and competently, victims' families just stunned and grieving. I appreciated learning not only previously unfamiliar details of the bombing and subsequent investigation but have so many Oklahomans selflessly risked their lives in the rescue efforts and offered any help they could provide.

I thought there was an appropriate amount of original video, interviews and context. I liked that the score didn't needlessly try to amp up the pathos.

This documentary details the Oklahoma City bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on 19 April 1995. Timothy McVeigh, a former US Army veteran who served in the Gulf War, was responsible for masterminding the bombing in which 168 people were killed. The documentary also interviews survivors, loved ones of the victims, those that were caught up in the bombing, and police officers and FBI agents.

There was a lot I didn't really know when I first saw this all over the news when I was 11 years old back in 1995. I just remember the aftermath of the bombing on TV and Timothy McVeigh being escorted outside the courthouse in handcuffs and prison jumpsuit.

The documentary was very good. It is confronting going through all the details but it was good to finally see all the details of the events of that fateful day and the investigation and everything that followed.

8/10.

Now 30 years after the Oklahoma City Bombing, we have this great documentary. Netflix is very good making documentaries.

There is a lot of footage about what happened. Second by second, minute by minute, hour and hour and day by day.

There is new information that I didn't know. But I am not gonna talk about that, because you should watch it. This is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen about that tragic day. Lots of video images and a lot of archives and data that is very interesting. You will find answers to a lot of questions about why, who and what happened that 19 of April 30 years ago.

I hope you like it. It's worth the time!

7 stars out of 10.