NationStates Jolt Archive

Okay, I just got out of Fahrenheit 9/11 and I thought it was well done. It really did not focus on 9/11 as much as the war on terror and the inconsistancies of the Bush adminitration. It seeked to uncover the motives behind an attack on Iraq and the links with the Saud family. Of course, I'm just a crazy liberal, but thats me.

Thoughts and opinions of others who have seen it?

Please, no flaming.

bump. Anyone?

I'm seeing it when it comes to the film fest in a few weeks.

ah. It came out in my town today. (friday, june 25)

I'm seeing it when it comes to the film fest in a few weeks.

I'll see it when I can.
I've seen the trailer and I'm looking forward to seeing what the big deal is, that "certain folks" would make a big deal out of.

I think its funny how the more conservatives (at least in the U.S.) complained, the more publicity and hype the movie got. There were very few ads for it before ads got yanked, after that, it spread through word of mouth.

I consider myself a conservative on a great many issues and for the life of me I could not understand what all the hype was before the movie came out. I went in, watched, and decided to judge it on it's merit. Does it have a "political spin"? Most definitely. Is it fair? I'd have to say yes since the events portrayed in the movie actually happened. I think the far right fell into the classic trap about giving a filmmaker free publicity. The left and some religioius gourps did the same for Mel Gibson. I think it is a brilliant strategy on the part of the directors to use the "narrow minded" to hype up their films.

bumpsie

Saw it last night. It's the most powerful movie I've seen in years. Here's the strongest points in my eyes.

1. The use of music was brilliant. "Shiny Happy People" playing when pictures of Poppy and George Bush and members of their administrations are shaking hands with Saudis; "Theme from 'The Greatest American Hero'" playing when Bush lands on the aircraft carrier; disco music when two Marine recruiters are shown strutting down the street going after recruits--it was just perfect, and there are far more examples than I can say here.

2. The translations were terrific as well--too often on the news, when an Iraqi is being shown, the translation doesn't really come across. In thiese cases, though--about the only word I understood from the Arabic was Allah, which has become almost an epithet here. In these cases, it was used while people were wailing "Oh God, I've lost my daughter" or "Oh God, why did they bomb our uncle's house?" It was a cry of desperation and of sadness, and that's something you never see on US tv.

3. The story of Lila Lipscomb and her son who died in Iraq. It was painful to watch and impossible not to be moved by it, especially when she's verbally abused by a Bush supporter while she's in front of the White House.

Go see this movie, no matter what your political affiliations. If you're not moved in some way, then you're dead inside.