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Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
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Movie Review by Seth C 
January 16th, 2006
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"Fahrenheit 9/11" is Michael Moore's brilliantly timed unapologetic revolution cry and oh, how I loved it. I'll be honest, my excitement for this film was first fueled by my own unflattering feelings for President Bush and after three theater viewings, each with packed houses and standing ovations, I begin to really study the film. And I begin to really admire and respect the film not for it's Bush bashing, but because of it's unshakable attempt at trying to make sense of what's been happening in this great country of ours within the past four years. Yes, the film is a direct attack at the choices made by the current administration in the White House. And yes, it clearly makes the sitting president look like a fool by using his own personality against him through stock footage. But all in all, it seems Moore had his facts straight all along. With the release of a book fact checking practically every single detail of the film, news stations and newspapers reporting and uncovering their own information sparked by the film and no lawsuits for slander or assassination attempts against Moore in the foreseeable future, it seems "Fahrenheit 9/11" wasn't just one big lie after all. Instead the film stands as a very dangerous, very controversial move on the behalf of one man desperate to uncover the truth. Not that I'm condoning Moore's guerilla filmmaking style and/or his on-camera sneak attacks, yet, in truth, I have to constantly admire him. When no one else in the country was asking the extremely important, "Why?," Moore stood up and put his career, money, creditability and possible life (how many death threats do you think this man recieves in a given week?) on the line to try to get to some truth. And although Bush regained his seat in the big house by the end of 2004, Moore's film shouldn't be considered a failure or made in vain, as many people would want us to believe. You see now, because of Michael Moore and because of "Fahrenheit 9/11," the average filmmaker or musicain or artist has been given the stepping stones to speak up and question through their desired art form the things they see wrong with this world. Even if it's the highest seat in the United States government. Never has a film been as important at it's time of release as "Fahrenheit 9/11." And with it's heartbreaking sadness, side-splitting laughs and crystal clear point, "Fahrenheit 9/11" is hands down the best film of 2004, not to mention the most crucial.
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