Fahrenheit 9 11

Buy This Item Fahrenheit 9 11 by Weinstein Company  Available from Amazon  $6.49  on 11-14-2008     Let's face it. Chances are you either loved or hated this film before you even saw it. Personally, I liked it a great deal. I liked the fact that Michael Moore uses the politicians' own videotaped words to indict them, but I also disliked the insinuation in the film that American soldiers were jar-heads who enjoyed or were callous about the killing and suffering of ordinary Iraqis as a result of the war. His final thought in the film is an important one - after all the lies told about why we went to Iraq, why would anybody ever trust us again? This lack of trust is important in the context of the current 2008 Presidential election cycle. It has seen an unusually high level of participation of young people and it has seen voters of all ages largely rejecting potential nominees perceived as Washington insiders. Much of this can be traced back to the level of cynicism Moore displays in this film. <br /> <br />Also, and somewhat off-topic, I have to wonder how it is that Michael Moore was able to see the damage that such quotable quotes from conservative politicians could do, and yet then-presidential candidate John Kerry could not? If I had been running Mr. Kerry's campaign I would have been constantly rewinding and replaying the moment when President Bush is speaking at a fundraiser talking about "his base - also known as the haves and the have mores". What could have done more damage to the President's faux image as some average Joe who enjoys clearing brush on his ranch in Texas? At any rate, I think that although it is somewhat dated at this point, it is still an important film and is worth viewing - just realize that this IS Michael Moore we are talking about and that he does like to go over the top quite a bit. Reader Reviews Moore uses the hammer of partisan demagoguery to pound another nail into the coffin of the once-venerable documentary. There's so much to criticize our government about, yet Moore feels it is necessary to mislead and distort the facts. I wouldn't hold this movie up as a shining example of First Amendment rights; using Moore's standards of free speech, all of the evil politicians and corporations are exercising their freedom of speech to mislead and distort, and anyone can be made to look incompetent or evil, even Moore. Moore has some good points to make, but he fights fire with fire. A documentary should be made about documentaries!

Fahrenheit 9 11 Available from Amazon Price: $6.49 Updated on 11-14-2008.

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