Thursday, September 18, 2008
What Was Moore Thinking?
Micheal Moore's controversial film reflects his ability to use extreme methods to attack President Bush. The message Moore was trying to portray is that if George Bush wasn't elected in the first place, then 9/11 wouldn't have occurred. Moore used sensory details in his film through different music clips, comidic comments from President Bush, and photographs. While watching the film, I found Moore's documentary to be over the top and unnecessary. His piece doesn't amount to rational discourse because he is too biased toward President Bush being the only culprit of not preventing 9/11. I don't agree with his approach to portraying his feelings in his documentary. The music was unnecessary and somewhat offensive because it defeated the purpose of the true facts. The music almost discredited Moore's creditablity because it was childish. I did agree with Moore's main point that Bush didn't work as a President should have, but I was distracted by the extra nonsense. It was one thing to discredit President Bush, but it was another to degrade the President with untrue facts. Micheal Moore's documentary went to the extreme in the absolute inappropiate way. Therefore, it doesn't appear to have credibility or rationality.
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I agree. This film is very over the top. What irks me the most is the repetition. I understand why Moore would show multiple clips of the same, inappropriate phrase that the President used. However, by the end of the clips, I've usually forgotten what Moore wanted me to get out of them. He also doesn't present any arguments except his own, which makes much of what he says hard to swallow whole. He should have had more debate over the issues and less finger pointing.
The music fluctuates from serious to playful in seconds. These music shifts can be extremely comical and entertaining, but the viewer has to pay constant attention to the film. If the viewer misses ten seconds, he might never understand the shift. Thus, flip-flopping can become extremely confusing.
Moore clearly feels that President Bush was not doing his job at the time. However, this point would be more creditable if someone else supported it. Each president handles the presidency different. Moore, who has never been president, has no idea what it would take to run a world super power. Moore might have interviewed a former president or even vice president, to support his claim that President Bush was sleeping on the job.
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