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Fahrenheit 9/11
starring: John Ashcroft (II), James Baker III, James Bath, Khalil Bin Laden, Stephen G. Breyer |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD EAN: 9781404968479 Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 1404968474 Label: Sony Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Number Of Discs: 1 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Sony Pictures Region Code: 99 Release Date: October 05, 2004 Running Time: 122 minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Theatrical Release Date: June 25, 2004 |
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  - Back then an overdue antidoteI'm both impressed and agitated, but indecisive though. What is the really the truth? Moore's mockumentary is thought-provoking and gives the impression that it depicts the stifled and hidden truth. But we've learned to be critical of any documentary that uses propaganda-like means - and Michael undoubtedly does employ rhetorical devices that has (used in any other topic, notably with evil intentions) the potential to short-circuit balanced reasoning and which is predominantly emotional. Not that Michael has any vicious in mind, not at all, quite the contrary. On the other hand, Michael Moore has never denied that he is not polemic and doesn't harness emotional propaganda-like material. And he has never denied that his documentation style is in part unbalanced and unfair. It seems he has come to the insight that this is the only way to raise awareness and to give some parts of American society a wake-up call. For the European audience, predominantly accustomed to think critically of the United State's warfare under G. W. Bush, of any warfare and patriotic militarism whatsoever, it seems a little too much. From the perspective of an American journalist and filmmaker it might be the legitimate way to depict grievances and clear things up, that would otherwise be falsified and sifted out by the mass media, courtesy of the U.S. administration and its alleged lobbyists. Intermittently some scenes struck me slightly questionable. We don't know what George W. Bush was really thinking when he learned terrorists have attacked the Unites States - and we don't know how other politicians would have looked in this situation - not even Barack Obama. In this case, Michael is toying with speculations, not with facts. Nevertheless, as mentioned, may it be legitimate facing the atrocities following the attacks. Very riveting and revealing was the quote of George Orwell book "Nineteen-Eighty-Four", expounding the function of warfare for a modern society. And it was daring as well. In conclusion and maybe a little surprising, but assuredly not as a u-turn I daresay: Time has told and proved that this movie was an overdue antidote against the treacherous, fraudulent warfare propaganda spread by the American government in those years. Fahrenehit 9/11 is without question a gem, absolutely worth seeing and something that will reverberate in your mind for a long time. Rating:  - It's August 2010, this movie is no longer a ground-breaking revelationbut it's still a nicely done propaganda piece for leftist Moore. I saw this movie twice, maybe two weeks apart, in September 2004. I loved it, mostly because I was very liberal at the time. Moore claims that the Bush family's many connections enabled W to steal the election from Gore. The Bush family had dealings with prominent Saudi families, not limited to the weapons sales during the 80's. Bin Laden is Saudi, but resided with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Bush invaded Afghanistan after they attacked us, but since he couldn't or wouldn't capture Bin Laden, he decided to inflict more fear on the American people. So, it's off to make war on Iraq, and when soldiers become disillusioned and don't re-enlist, Bush pulls new recruits from the poor and minority communities. Naturally, Moore uses this to advertise his adopted hometown of Flint, Michigan. It's been six years, and I rented this documentary from my library. I'd just seen and reviewed 2004's Michael Moore Hates America, and thought it'd be good to revisit Fahrenheit 9/11. I'm conservative now, but I still give Moore credit for creating this piece. He knows how to put together a propaganda piece. He interviews the right people, gets the right footage, the right music and edits them to prove his point. He's a droll narrator, too. BUT, it's been six years. I think most people who would want this DVD already own it. If you like collecting propaganda pieces from the all sides of the American politcal spectrum, add this one to your collection. Moore, like him or not, will be an important face in pop culture history. Rating:  - Points the finger at the wrong culpritIsrael did 9/11, all evidence shows this to be true. If he told the truth, this film would not have been distributed, and if that's the case, he shouldn't have bothered. All he did was spread more lies. [...] Rating:  - Watch the decay and deception....I was very pleased with the movie. I thought it was insightful and accurate. No matter what your political leanings it is a eyeopener to the state of affairs in this once great nation. Look at the definition of the word " facism " and that sure looks like what's going in america in 2010. The bankers own the corporations who own our politicans. The enslavement of our future generations to reduced standards of living are on the way should " we the people " choose to not revolt. Rating: - Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11I've seen some of Michael Moore's work and was anxious to see his take on our country. It's hard to digest all these events at once, but this is a film that every thinking citizen should see. You need not depend solely on the media for all your information because much of it is just propaganda. Americans also need ro travel and see the world from various perspectives. There are many hard and controversial observations presented. You must think about which you will accept and which you will reject. It is scary how close we have patterned ourselves to the Roman empire. |
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