War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death

War Made Easy, by Loretta Alper and Jeremy Earp, aims to reveal how the American government has deployed the media as a tool for gaining public support for war. Adapted from a book by Norman Solomon and narrated by Sean Penn, the film draws parallels between the Vietnam War and the Iraq War to demonstrate the US government’s ongoing efforts to cultivate public support for war.

From Lyndon B. Johnson to George W. Bush, War Made Easy draws on extensive archival footage to show in detail how the media have consistently supplied the public with pro-war messages that align with the government’s mission of perpetuating war after war. While Alper and Earp’s documentary touches on a variety of themes, its primary focus lies in deconstructing the ties between the media, government and war.