he could have made a film that zeroed in more closely on particular corrupt practices, addressed the other side's rebuttals, and absolutely demolished the administration's credibility
Yes, exactly. And he could have done just that -- the holes in the administration's arguments are a mile wide and begging to be demolished.
What this movie does do, however, is serve as a record of why people are angry and what the objections are to what's going on. That, I think, makes this a film that will be very important in a historical context, even if it doesn't change minds now
I do think it's a good film, and I do think it will stand as an important historical document. But we need more than that now. If Bush is re-elected, the ramifications will be widespread -- from the supreme court to civil rights to the economy to the lives of people in countries the administration deems threatening. What we desperately needed was a documentary that would open eyes and enlighten those who don't have access to (or, sadly, the inclination to locate) information beyond corporate U.S. news. What we needed was -- and I always flinch to have to say it -- effective propaganda, pure and simple. And I don't think F9/11 pulled that off.
Alas, in the past four years my idealism has gone into survival mode. I'm looking forward to a day when that changes.
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Date: 2004-06-30 11:14 am (UTC)Yes, exactly. And he could have done just that -- the holes in the administration's arguments are a mile wide and begging to be demolished.
What this movie does do, however, is serve as a record of why people are angry and what the objections are to what's going on. That, I think, makes this a film that will be very important in a historical context, even if it doesn't change minds now
I do think it's a good film, and I do think it will stand as an important historical document. But we need more than that now. If Bush is re-elected, the ramifications will be widespread -- from the supreme court to civil rights to the economy to the lives of people in countries the administration deems threatening. What we desperately needed was a documentary that would open eyes and enlighten those who don't have access to (or, sadly, the inclination to locate) information beyond corporate U.S. news. What we needed was -- and I always flinch to have to say it -- effective propaganda, pure and simple. And I don't think F9/11 pulled that off.
Alas, in the past four years my idealism has gone into survival mode. I'm looking forward to a day when that changes.