More thoughts on "Fahrenheit 9/11"
Another reason to see "Fahrenheit 9/11" - all the criticisms I've read only cover the same select parts of the film, and much of that criticism isn't about the content but about the conclusions Moore reaches based on the content. The rest of the film, and indeed the facts in the parts that people criticize, are worth seeing.
The film has interviews with and footage of soldiers in Iraq and elsewhere that everyone who claims to support our troops should see. And in addition to the shocking, the horrifying, the sad, and the sobering, the film also has funny moments, and interesting stories, such as that of the patrolman in Oregon.
I mean, granted, it's no "White Chicks," but it's still a pretty good film.
To put it in a way conservatives can understand, I can point out that the Bible doesn't really say anything about Satan hanging out watching Jesus' torture while carrying a freaky mini-me. I can point out a couple of other creative licenses and questionable interpretations Gibson took with his film, "The Passion." But people went to see it anyway, if for no other reason than to be able to intelligently discuss it. And that film covered only a single subject.
Moore's film covers a lot more than just one man. And Bush is hardly as sacred or perfect as Jesus, even if conservatives are treating him that way when attacking this film.
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