Write a critical review for the film “Lord of War”. The film’s plot revolves around the arms trade in West Africa, covering various aspects of illegal trade in weapons in the Post-Cold War world. It is a film produced primarily as a form of entertainment, and as such is potentially sensational in both its plot and assertions.Your job in this paper is to analyze if the film does portray an overly-sensational or exaggerated version of the situation, and if so, to what degree. Using your knowledge of the arms trade from any class readings and outside research, examine the reality of the trade and the role it plays in the developing world, and compare and contrast this reality to the story told in the film.This is a critical examination of the film, not a popular review. Your opinion of the film’s merits as entertainment is not appropriate to include.
