Film Review – Let the Fire Burn

In 1985, after complaints about livability and hostility were logged
against the MOVE organization, a black liberation group living in a
fortified townhouse on peaceful Osage Avenue in Philadelphia, local
police moved in to contain the situation. A standoff of indeterminate
aggression ensued, with the city officials bombing the MOVE compound,
not only eradicating the perceived threat, but also wiping out 60 homes
and killing 11 people. It was a catastrophic mess executed in front of
countless witnesses and captured on multiple news cameras, with
reporters eagerly narrating every step of the meltdown. The documentary
“Let the Fire Burn” endeavors to explore the incident and escalations
preceding the disastrous event, passing on the formality of talking head
interviews, using television and film footage to reconstruct the
timeline of the bombing and emphasize the longstanding antagonism
between MOVE and the police.
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