Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 is a Netflix produced documentary that gives insight into what was supposed to be a revival of the 1960s Woodstock and why it turned into a debauchery filled riot instead.
I didn’t remember Woodstock ’99 so I found this chronical to be very interesting and also infuriating. It did a get job of showing you the delusions of these producers who thought they could get away with being negligent and basically treating over 500,000 people like crap.
Emma Clarke who is a writer for the Independent rightfully called out Netflix for glossing over the massive amount of sexual assault that occurred at Woodstock ’99, similarly to the organizers at the time, who had the nerve to blame the women and the musical artists but not themselves and their lack of rules, safety or security. She also mentioned that Netflix didn’t do their due diligence in protecting these women, by concealing their identities, when showing archival footage of them being grouped while crowd surfing.
Even though Netflix missed an opportunity to share more, the breakdown of the story was clearly put together from all of the corners the producers were cutting to how that ended up playing out in the end. The ways the organizers were trying to spin all of the violence and sexual assault was despicable and I’m disheartened that they were never held accountable for their actions. Ultimately, I’m glad that I was able to see this documentary and hope that this cautionary tale is a learning experience on what not to do.
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