SnoopyStyle
It's the next Michael Moore film after "Bowling for Columbine". He takes on President George W. Bush directly starting with his contested election in 2000. He skewers Bush through his initial ineffective presidency, 9/11, his family ties to the Saudis, the redirecting to Iraq, the unreasonable fear, and finally tying it all back to his economically down hometown of Flint, Michigan. He shows how the poor are recruited into the military and yet few congressmen's sons are sent to Iraq. This is the manifestation of his Oscar acceptance speech for Bowling. He got booed for calling Bush as a fictitious President and Iraq as the fictitious war. This doc and Moore himself have been proved right especially about the war. Often, he is a partisan bomb thrower but this one cannot be denied.
Uriah43
Of all the documentaries Michael Moore has produced this one is certainly one of the best—mainly because it exposes the truth about how the American people were manipulated after 9/11 and essentially misled into invading Iraq. For starters, I vividly recall how John Ashcroft used the color-coded terrorist advisories during certain strategic times to keep Americans in a state of fear. I recall how the Bush Administration kept telling us that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and to be fearful of a "mushroom cloud" in one of our major cities. I also recall how this same administration down-sized our military during the Iraq War and as a result kept sending the same troops back again and again into combat in an effort to avoid having to spend money on more soldiers. Not surprisingly, these savings were then diverted to the defense contractors who proceeded to make lots of money while our troops were exposed to all kinds of trauma and heartache on multiple occasions. I recall all of this and more. Yet rather than throwing these politicians out of office we reelected them—and that was perhaps the biggest shame of it all. In any case, although this documentary is clearly one-sided and takes a few cheap shots here and there, it still asks the questions for which no right-wing Republican has yet to answer or take responsibility for. Again, while this film certainly isn't perfect, it sheds some light on certain issues which I believe every American should see.
Python Hyena
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004): Dir: Michael Moore / Featuring: Michael Moore, George W. Bush: Michael Moore's fantastic followup to his previous hit Bowling for Columbine. This time he addresses issues that are kept from the public that resulted in one of the darkest days of the century. Moore targets U.S. President George W. Bush and various elements that surrounded the terrorist bombings of September 11th, 2001. According to the film Bush was warned prior to the incident but chose not to act. Moore interviews those who have lost family to the tragedy and even address those whose children were sent off to fight. One particularly amusing sequence involves Moore approaching members of the White House asking if they would send their children off to fight. Moore's film is powerful and sad but it is not without the trademark humour much of which makes Bush look like a jackass. One could just watch Moore make fun of Bush for ninety minutes and that may even suffice as a passable documentary. Moore is one of the best of documentary filmmakers whose physical presence has become familiar. Whether viewers agree with him or not, he certainly makes his point in his ploy against the media's desire to exploit this stuff. A must-see for anyone seeking understanding on what happened behind the scenes during that date that will long haunt our memory. Score: 10 / 10
George Roots (GeorgeRoots)
"Fahrenheit 9/11", possibly remains just as controversial now as it did back in 2004. Where I definitely consider this documentary to be the one where Michael's opinion really has a much larger presence than it needs to have, it's exceptionally well put together and really shows off some of the well known absurdities of George Bush's time as President.Whereas the first half focuses on Bush's campaign and actions, the remaining half focuses on the devastation of the Iraq War. The segments where people in and outside America "cheerlead" the War, as well as the prisoner abuse kind of unsettles and angers me. The fact that a majority of soldiers are made up from the poorer class systems seems like a no brainer, and I do like it when Moore tries to persuade Senator's to sign up their children. It's crude and absurd, yet sometimes there is no right and wrong when it comes to War.Final Verdict: The only thing left to mention is see it and make up your own interpretation. In many ways it's all a farce, but thanks to the freedom of speech we'll always have our own opinions. 8/10.