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Documentary or OP/ED Piece? » john andrews

Posted by Snoozin on June 30, 2004, at 9:28:56

In reply to Re: Farhenheit 9/11, posted by john andrews on June 29, 2004, at 13:20:50

> thats the main problem with this documentary, people are going to take the info in the movie as fact when michael moore himself said that none of the accusations in the movie are based on any facts that he had......the movie was based solely on his opinion and his opinion only.

<<I agree that it can't truly be called a documentary. I think *Fog of War* was closer to that. But I think Moore is using a lot of factual data to present his distaste for the Bush Administration. I think it points out a lot of things that seem to fly under our media's radar screen, for whatever reason.

But then, as I've stated in other posts, I think it's also slanted enough to be considered an op/ed piece.

Someone on the Sunday morning news shows (to which I'm addicted, I'd marry Tim Russert if he weren't already married). Anyway, someone said Moore is a lot like Rush Limbaugh. He uses facts to present his opinion, yet his arguments are not always logical, and are based more on emotion. They are just on opposite sides of the political spectrum.

But I do think an open-minded individual can go in and see this movie and see what is fact and what is opinion, and then make up his or her own mind.

Personally, I didn't like the way he busted on our troops themselves. That was a real turn off for me. To my knowledge, he's never fought in combat, and really doesn't understand the psychological devastation that can occur from being required to kill other human beings.

But then I *loved* the piece about the policeman *infiltrating* a peace organization under the Patriot Act. That was just too cool.

Bottom line, EVERYONE should go see the film. And make up your own mind....


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