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jack_ryder) wrote2004-07-20 06:57 am
jack_ryder) wrote2004-07-20 06:57 am
Farenheit 9/11
Somehow I managed to see this twice over the weekend. On Friday night I saw a copy of dubious parentage at a friend's house (wink, wink, say no more) and on Sunday I absolved myself of that sin by going to a preview at Chatswood with Ian, Emma and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
murasaki_1966.
What F9/11 does right -
What F9/11 doesn't get right -
It's propaganda, but it's our propaganda, so it's all right. Most of the criticisms about the film tend to concentrate on Moore himself (who just appears to be yet another millionaire who's loose with facts about his past) and quibbles about minor points the film makes that could have been avoided with more judicious editing.
It's too late guys, even Congress has said the Iraq invasion (sorry "war") was instituted on bogus grounds.
There's little in F9/11 for Australians except for the opportunity to get all het up again, though it may result in more support for Latham's position on Iraq.
Personally, I don't think F9/11 deserved the Palme D'Or and I think Bowling for Columbine was a better film (even though I think it too, had personal flaws.)
But F9/11 has given people a focus for their anger. They can see the film and know they're not alone with their sense of betrayal. Let's just hope that translates into votes, or things will get far, far worse.
murasaki_1966.What F9/11 does right -
- reminds us of the chain of events before 9/11 with the questions of Bush's illegitimacy (was there anyone associated with it who hadn't been photographed with Bush beforehand?)
- depicts 9/11 with remarkable sensitivity
- puts Bush's lack of response to the first report of 9/11 back on public view
- shows footage from the "President's" inauguration and Iraq that's been sanitised for our protection previously
- shows a disturbing recruitment ad that looks more like a video game than a military operation
- gives a forum for some soldiers to air their grievances
What F9/11 doesn't get right -
- Moore's stupid antics outside Congress dilute the effectiveness of his message (reading the Patriot Act from an icecream truck for chrissakes!)
- the whole Saudi connection thing is more innuendo than hard facts
- sheets the blame pretty much solely to Bush, avoiding discussion of the whole Neo-con/Religious Reich thing.
It's propaganda, but it's our propaganda, so it's all right. Most of the criticisms about the film tend to concentrate on Moore himself (who just appears to be yet another millionaire who's loose with facts about his past) and quibbles about minor points the film makes that could have been avoided with more judicious editing.
It's too late guys, even Congress has said the Iraq invasion (sorry "war") was instituted on bogus grounds.
There's little in F9/11 for Australians except for the opportunity to get all het up again, though it may result in more support for Latham's position on Iraq.
Personally, I don't think F9/11 deserved the Palme D'Or and I think Bowling for Columbine was a better film (even though I think it too, had personal flaws.)
But F9/11 has given people a focus for their anger. They can see the film and know they're not alone with their sense of betrayal. Let's just hope that translates into votes, or things will get far, far worse.