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Thread #70963   Message #1212222
Posted By: DougR
22-Jun-04 - 12:50 PM
Thread Name: BS: Can't wait for Fahrenheit 9/11
Subject: RE: BS: Can't wait for Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Moore, in a recent TV interview, stated that the film is intended as an Op-Ed piece, not a typical documentary. As we all know, an "Op-Ed piece" is a representation of the writer (filmmaker)'s point of view. If audiences view the film as such, rather than as a factual documentary, which, I believe, is what a true documentary is supposed to be, it becomes just another trip to the local theater. Unfortunately, most will probably take the film as truth. Parts of the film have already been proven to be incorrect (particularly the portion regarding Osama Bin Laden's relatives' flights out of the U. S. following 9/11) Moore has also taken a lot of heat from the author of Farhenheit 2001 because he did not ask permission to use the title of the film. I hope he sues his ass to pieces myself.

DougR