Starring none other than the president himself, Fahrenheit 9/11 is the most talked about and controversial movie of the year. The movie essentially tries to educate the general American public about things that the rest of the world always knew. Some scenes, particularly the ones involving the suffering of people in Iraq should have a lasting impact. George Bush is reduced to little more than a joker, surrounded by the most evil group of advisors. I was really amazed at the deafening applause the movie received as the credits rolled by (Only LOTR even came close in this respect).
Let me try to play devil's advocate for a minute. Moore has very intelligently shown select scenes and clippings to make his case. While the movie seems utterly convincing, one has to wonder about the stuff that got left out of it. After interviewing a hundred people, it is always possible to find a handful who say what you want, and the way you want it. Some clever editing and voice overs, and you can make a viewer believe anything you want. It should not be forgotten that this is only one side of the story, and no matter how convincing it seems, it should not be misunderstood for the truth. Partial knowledge is more dangerous than no knowledge. A skilled director should be able to make a movie of this kind for almost any and every political leader.
I am really glad the movie got made though. It does present some hard and unfortunate truths. If what is shown is even close to the truth, it goes a long way to reaffirm that corruption goes to the very top - even in the most developed nation in the world. The movie is very aptly ended with a quote from 1984. We are closer to the book's description of the extreme socialist/communist world today than ever before. And ironically, it is worst in the country that is considered as the most anti-socialist.
In accordance with the principles of double-think it does not matter if the war is not real. For when it is, victory is not possible. The war is not meant to be won, but it is meant to be continuous. A hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance, this new version is the past and no different past can ever have existed. In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. the war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects and its object is not the victory over either Eurasia or east Asia but to keep the very structure of society intact. - George OrwellPosted by ankit at July 1, 2025 01:55 AM | TrackBack
True, with a sleight of hand, any good movie maker can show/prove more or less anything he wants. But I guess the message of the movie was not about facts only. As I understood, the movie suggests that apart from the so called "WMD", there probably were other reasons to go to war. War is evil. The rich benefit, and the poor die. This is the way its been for centuries, nothing extra-ordinary for in this case. What I REALLY dislike is that the callous attitude he takes towards all of this. And how so-very little was done in preparation of the war. There was shaky intelligence and lots of rhetoric. How can a country of apparently "educated" people put up with all this?
But I guess the most startling fact [that cannot be ruled wrong], is that only ONE senator has a family member serving in Iraq. Oh how convinient it is to decide on extension of the troops, when you don't have a near and dear one fighting. If he is SO convinced that what he is doing in Iraq is righteous and holy and how it'll breed democracy, then why doesn't he send his daughters to be a part of the US Army in Iraq ... Oh wait, they are druggies !!!
Posted by: Sayantan Sur at July 5, 2025 09:35 AMGreat Movie!
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