EscalatorToHell
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(Originally posted on: 06-26-04 12:16:54 AM)
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I know there's a thread on the trailer for this, but I thought a thread full of reviews/discussion would be appropriate.
My mother took me to see the 10:05 showing of Fahrenheit 9/11 at the only threatre in a 50 mile radius showing the film. We had originally intended to see the 7:30 showing, but that sold out well before 6 o'clock. As of the time we left, the 500 person crowd for the 12:35 sold out showing was lining up.
I was surprised when my mom was adamant about seeing the movie with me, since she voted for Bush in 2000 and has always seemed somewhat indifferent. My father calls Democrats "commies" so I'm looking forward to her convincing him to see the movie. My mom absolutely loved the film, participated in various outbursts of applause, and was wound up on the ride home. I heard my mom say the most politically biased question I ever expected to come out of her mouth: "Wow, why the hell did we even go into Iraq?" Oh god, thank you Michael Moore. Thank you for being a complete jackass and turning someone who was on the fence into someone voting democratic in the fall.
While in line for the movie at 9:20 (we were told to come at least an hour early and get decent seats) I was amazed by the people coming out of the theatres. Tons of thumbs up. Tons of friend talking to others in the line saying "Yea, so and so, you'll love the movie." Ther ewas actually this old man who came out and said "Hey! Everyone, please go out and vote in november. Let's get this sonofabitch out of office!" The enthusiasm lasted throughout the film. Whenever someone talked about the war being unjust, whenever someone expressed their distaste for Bush's shoddy policies on terror, and whenever an injured iraq veteran discussed his democratic views- the theatre exploded in applause. Frickin' amazing.
The film in itself was extremely entertaining. The points it hit on included everything I've argued with my republican, pro-bush, christian freak, white bread middles class friends since two years back. The Patriot Act. The Saudis.
Oh, the Saudi connections to Bush are heavily discussed. It's really mind blowing how much they're intertwined.
I found Moore's commentary to be less frequent in this film than his previous, and even though very biased, he stood out of the way most of the time. Though, a couple scenes of his interference were priceless. The ice cream truck around capitol hill, for instance.
But really, for the most part, he let the footage speak for itself.
Bush became sort of the comic relief for an otherwise really serious movie. I was laughing in a state of self disgust. It was a "shit, this guy is the leader of my country? Who fucked up there???"
My favorite part was definetly toward the end of the movie, where Orwell's 1984 was quoted. Brilliant.
That's all I can really state review-wise at the moment. I plan on seeing the movie at least one other time with a friend of mine on July 2nd when it comes to a local theatre, and hopefully I'll get my grandma to see it with me as well. Some may find Michael Moore to be a leftist muckraker, and really he is. Most of this footage isn't disputable, though. It's very hard to argue with the patriot act's ability to trample over civil liberties, whereas it's possible to argue whether or not Bush is a complete moron.
I recommend this movie to everyone. Republicans, communists, foreigners who don't give a damn, 10 year olds, 90 year olds, etc. Even if you don't agree with it, you'll at least enjoy it. It's funny if a bit depressing; and it's entertaining until you realize that you're actually living in such a comedic, unfortunate state of the world.
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