Film Review - Fahrenheit 9/11
This was a fairly interesting film/documentary. Michael Moore brings his own style to the events of September 11 and the Iraq war.
The film makes no apologies for being completely biased and one-sided. Don’t see this film expecting to see a full and complete expose into the activities around terrorism and the war, because you wont get it. What you will get is an entertaining insight into some of the more odd things around the war and Bush.
I’d say the first half of this film is probably the best half. It tries to cover a lot of angles and I found that the more interesting bits were when he looked at facts rather than emotions. There was a funny example of Bush sitting in a kids’ classroom whilst being told about the planes hitting the tower, insights into what happened to the Bin Laden family, and various things about weapons and oil contracts, but I felt that the film tailed off when it started interviewing soldiers and families of soldiers.
Yes, these people are emotionally charged and they have deep involvment in the war at a very fundamental level, but they are also bound to feel a certain way, especially those who have lost family members. And to a great extent I cannot know what they are feeling so it is pointless for me to sit and watch them for 40 minutes.
I’d probably give this film about 2.5 out of 5. Some bits better than others.
