It's pretty to look at. Some nice camera-work. Some nice fine grain on that 5D footage. Yet for me, a huge disappointment. This film, when it was advertised on kickstarter, was supposed to tell the story of the three "pirates". And it kind of does that. The only problem is, it doesn't really put it into any kind of context, it doesn't actually SAY anything. To be honest, this film alone, made the three seem like a bunch of irresponsible idiots, who deserve their punishment, for making money off piracy. To the average viewer, who doesn't really understand the whole problem of file sharing, and has been brought up to see media piracy as an evil, the three "modern day robin hoods" seem more like "teenage-mentality" crooks. It didn't really present anything about the whole "copying is not theft" argument, about the real problem of copyright. It briefly presents Flattr, but without attributing the huge importance that it has, at least in concept. We see the guys speaking all the time that "we see things differently", but never explain in detail what that actually means. I understand that the film focuses on them as individual persons, and it does present them pretty much as they are, and it's nice to finally see their personalities, but really, the whole piracy problem is new and must be better presented. I feel that the film actually puts them in a horrible light. I feel that this film does more harm than it does good to the very cause it advertises on its site-blog. I recommend, for a better understanding of the whole issue, the older, yet superior "Steal This Film" documentaries, freely available on TBP. If Simon Klose is reading this, then I urge you to include the "Swedish Perspective" presentations in the film, or things that help the audience better understand the context. No one wants to educate the public about these issues. The film is harmfully objective. And because of the lack of insight of the general public on this topic, it's actually... not fair.
