Fahrenheit 9/11

Release Date: June 25, 2004
MPAA Rating: R for violent and disturbing images and for language
Written and Directed by: Michael Moore
Starring: Michael Moore, George W. Bush (archived footage)

Plot:
Michael Moore's latest documentary traces why the U.S. has become a target for hatred and terrorism. It will also depict alleged dealings between two generations of the Bush and bin Laden clans that led to George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden becoming mortal enemies.

Review:
Documentaries are made to give a point, show a message, to show the audience what truly goes on. They are not just for entertainment, but for the public to learn about experiences and secretive situations. Such is with Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11. The film is made to give America a better look at what George W. Bush has been doing in the last four years.

With Moore's 2002 film Bowling For Columbine, he established himself as a fine filmmaker and it even won Best Documentary. His follow-up can certainly do the same because Fahrenheit 9/11 is an achievement. Its an achievement in showing the reality and an achievement in filmmaking. Michael Moore has a sense for tragedy and could be the man to make a difference.

Fahrenheit 9/11 is not a completely serious film, it has its share of comedy. Why so? Much because it even gives a meaning on how the government is being ran today, its a joke. By doing this, Moore makes the film enjoyable in the comedy genre when it needs to, sad when the truth hits the audience and blends in the right footage of Bush and the American Military at War in Iraq.

This documentary is graphic and Moore doesn't restrain himself from doing so. This is a powerful statement Michael Moore as a human being is making. If not much action is being taken by the government nor by the people than a two hour documentary released all over the United States should do the trick. That is only a matter of time and reactions which will definitely be mixed.

The majority of The United States Of America knows that George W. Bush is a man that lacks education and lacks leadership and the majority knew this before the release of this film. Its just a matter of how deep a hole has Bush digged. This film shows you just that and its incredibly shocking to see action not being taken correctly.

Some can say that it is all a lie and it simply is making look Bush worse than he really is. Perhaps it does show him as quite an evil being, but the facts are there and the innocence that we get from Bush is when he is on vacation which is more than half of the time. Does any President deserve constant vacations, even more vacation time than job time?

However, Moore is not bashing Bush. One can argue that he is, but how else is a subject like this going to be shown and how else will it make a strong statement. If there are no personal attacks towards the President or name calling which there isn't then there should be no controversy whether this is biased or not. If Fahrenheit 9/11 were biased, it would mention John Kerry and it would say to vote for him.

Moore knows that he only wants to show Americans the tragedies that are occurring in our nation and he stalls from telling us anything. Its merely live action with a good sense of narration from Michael Moore. And from the election 2000 to 9/11 and to the war being fought in Iraq for no purpose whatsoever, the film has it all blended nicely to leave with a strong overall feeling.

An applause to Michael Moore because there is hardly anyone who would even approach a subject as such. To even make it all worthwhile and notice the time, patience and money that it took to be made, is overwhelming. This is simply a great documentary with plenty of knowledge to be sucked away by the audience.

Michael Moore has made a great documentary that surrounds the current leader of the United States of America and this is probably the most important film of the year. Fahrenheit 9/11 is not telling the audience anything, it is only showing. This film is not about Democrats or Republicans, it is not about politics. This film is about the wrongdoings George W. Bush has done while in office. As Americans we can change that, but majority wins, remember that.