Yep, you guessed it, "Fareignheight 9/11." I went to see it tonight.
I really had mixed feelings on it. If I didn't already have certain views on Bush before seeing it, I might have hated it, but...heh. I think, this election, Micheal Moore and I agree on a lot of things. In a lot of the film, he captured just the way I feel about certain things right now.
I clapped at the end, though the old man sitting beside me in the theather told his wife "Ugh. Micheal Moore hates America." I don't know know about Micheal Moore, but I LOVE AMERICA! I just... don't agree with every decision that every leader makes, Heh.
This movie comes with a bit of warning for though. Well, if you're a hard-line Bush supporter, I guarntee that you're going to hate it. I understand very much now why all those Bush supporters and Republican groups were trying to stop the movie, trying to stop the advertising, ect. It does not make our President and his immediate associates look good.
If you go, go into the theather with an open mind and an attitude that you are going to take everything in it with a grain of salt. Moore does splice things and takes some quotes out of context to potray his views, and, no matter what he says, the movie IS propaganda. Moore and his people may say that it's not propaganda, but they're only backpedalling - the movie is anti-Bush/Repubican propaganda.
However, there were a lot of good things in it. I particularly enjoyed the interviews with soliders and soldier's families. I love soldiers. I highly, highly respect military people. Mainly, the interviews with soldiers were with those who were jaded by the war - were sick of all the carnage they'd seen. I think the movie could have had more interviews with soldiers who, despite all, were still Bush-supporters just to make it more balanced, but.. eh. War is the word with the H and the two hockey sticks.
Also moving was the testimony of a family who had lost their son in the war, particuarly the interviews with the mother. The family is a very conservative, PATRIOTIC (more than one immediate family member to join the forces), and traditional Christian, but are upset with the war, upset with the way Bush has handled things, are grieving, and want answers. I think that alone is good to see for anyone who thinks "In order to be a Christian or in order to be holy, you've gotta vote Republican" (an attitude I personally hate). This family - good, patriotic, conservative Christian family - who is jaded with American Republicanism. It's just good to know that there are more people like me out there, ones with even better reasons than I have to be the way they are.
The movie's a bit boring at first.. then, it's sparked through with dramatic moments and...oddball humor. I liked the real newscast clips of products people invented and introduced after 9/11 - I REMEMBER seeing the original newscast of the "easy to put on" tall-building parachute. It was a real snippet - I remember seeing it on television! The end parts get very moving, though, with the testimonies of the soliders and stuff.
It's the kind of movie that gives viewers a lot to think about, and a lot to wonder about. Though, another bad point I found of the movie: It seemed to be very... "conspiracy heavy." The gist of the movie was that both wars were an oil and money conspiracy. I think that Moore should have spliced in some X-Files music for some of the scenes.
Well, yeah, that's my review. Hope I don't get banned for bringing up a controversial movie. No political fights on this thread, please. I was just giving my thoughts, both pro and con for this particular movie, and telling people who want to see it what to expect.
