Today Fahrenheit 9/11
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We should all be careful about turning this into a semantic shit-flinging match. If any of you take to seriously examining the social and political climate we live in, then you wouldn't really be watching t.v. for anything more than a shallow visual representation of events that are going on. Places like Agonist.org have great resources and a steady stream of news from people all around the world. A good way to jump around and form an opinion based on many news sources.
Now to the film...
Sure Moore is a cheerleader on a different side of the fence then what's been generally represented in government and the media. But how many are there for the liberal minded. I can't really count that many on one hand. Now on the conservative side... lets just look at the White House admin. Moore's just there to balance things by not going directly for the middle.
For a Moore film, I thought he was a bit more careful than usual. Sure there were funny moments, but 2hrs of the same thing would be too much for anyone to handle. He let a lot of things speak for themselves and made the narrative through his editing style. Since I spend most of my time following current events and being well-read, there wasn't much here that caught me off-guard. I do think that the film helped shed some light on subjects that the moderate or undecided should consider.
So... overall, I think his work is a GOOD THING™ and should be seen by everyone. It may not sway you but at least tries to level the playing field out there.