Fahrenheit 9/11
Tonight I witnessed something amazing. I witness and audience of people in the incredibly red Bush/Regan Republican state of Indiana applauded for a film that was most certainly opposed to the Bush Regime. And that was not the only amazing thing I witnessed, for tonight I witnessed Fahrenheit 9/11.The opening scenes are all to familiar to me. I remember sitting at the bar in my favorite little gay bar around the corner from my house, drinking a beer and talking with the girls as the election results came in on a warm November day in 2000. We watched in stunned silence, we chatted, and we cheered when Gore won Florida. Then we watched Bound, and panted and sweated while watching Gina do Jennifer, then we switched back over to watch more of the election, and found, to our surprise, that Florida had gone the other way. We were no a happy group of dykes that night, and I can remember all of that as I watched that particular drama play out on the screen in front of me. Then the audience sat, in the dark, and listened as plane 1 and 2 hit the trade centers in New York, and you could feel the palpable sensation of people remembering. It’s an assume thing to sit in the dark with 50 other people and remember day the seriously changed the thinking of not only ourselves but our country. It was a difficult thing to sit through and watch. It was a very difficult thing to sit and remember. And yet, it was one of the most powerful pieces of propaganda film I have ever seen, and I would not hesitate to encourage anyone to go see it.Do not, however be confused by my use of the term propaganda, because this film is not anti-war, anti-republican, or even anti-bush. It shows Bush, and his administration exactly as it is. It paints a very real portrait of the War on Terror and who exactly it is terrorizing. It shows the faces of Americans, Iraqi’s, Afghani’s, and Saudi’s. It is incredibly hard to argue with, and obviously well researched. It stands up and tells the truth. It puts together all the things you have heard subtly told in the media without drawing connections. It is, in a word, awesome. Of all the things Moore address in this film I was most moved by his portrayal of the war in Iraqi and how it is being handled. He is eloquent and gentle, showing the soldiers and the people they fight. He does not make villains out of the military, and he does not make villains out of the Iraqi’s in the end you can only see everyone for what they truly are. People. People who have been mislead, waylaid, lied too, used, and abused. People who have been kept in the dark. People who need to make a decision. Moore does not tell us what decision to make. He doesn’t hide his view, but he doesn’t go any easier on Democrats than he does on Republicans. He simply makes his case. That one way or the other, you must decide what is right, and where that right is. This is a powerful film. When it ended, on a joke mind, you a very up note, I sat, and as the credits rolled I shook and wept uncontrollably until the credits ended. I could not tell you why I was weeping. I couldn’t even begin to explain how powerful and moving this film is, and how easily it is to be swept away by the gracefulness and deftness of Moore’s telling. If you do nothing else this year, see this film, then register to vote. It’s the least you can do. Added: Saturday, July 03, 2004 Reviewer: Domkitten Score: Related Link: Michael Moore's Home Page Hits: 1053
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