Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on July 06, 2004 at 17:43:03

In Reply to: Re: Catch the REAL Fahrenheit 911 and you'll get to see all the illicit sex you want! posted by Analog Scott on July 06, 2004 at 11:54:17:

...and while I liked BFC, I felt Fahrenheit 9/11 was a better crafted documentary and of somewhat greater importance in terms of immediacy. Moore knew that pro-Bush critics would be all over him, so he was meticulous about editing his film so that the actual footage told the story rather than relying upon his own sardonic "alchemy" to manipulate events. Even then, Bush advocates have been all over the film trying to pull it apart with a fine tooth comb; for the most part, they fail miserably.

As I've mentioned before, Fahrenheit 9/11 is flawed because it contains a few arguable inaccuracies and subtle misdirections, but generally it's quite accurate; the actual footage doesn't lie. The careful reconstruction of events using timelines and, where possible, the actual visual record helps to tell the Bush story in a clear and understandable manner; it provides a rather scary BIG picture overview of how we got to where we are today. This isn't to take anything away from Bowling For Columbine, which IS, also arguably, a very important contemporary film. In fact, BFC may have even greater sociological importance in the future, dependent upon how values within of our steadfast gun-culture change, but Fahrenheit 9/11 is certainly more relevent at this juncture (i.e., politically important, in an election year).

AuPh