Completely OT : Cannes, Mickael Moore and the Iraq War

[Slynky]

Then, while pointing the "Miramax" owners out, you might look into the alignment of the author of the piece as well. Since the piece DOES deal with political material, it tends to polarize a lot of powerful people...especially ones with their hands "under the table" or those who need to "suck up" in order to maintain their status.

[primitive]

Hey Slynky, don’t dish the cred of Christopher Hitchens (the author)

After all, he has earned it the hard way in his dayjob as a columnist for Vanity Fair

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by LordOffender:
I also watched a few interviews with him and I have to say that he has said its not an honest film nor should it be taken as one.

Uh, I think you probably misheard this part. He might have said it's not balanced. Moore has never hidden the fact that he has an agenda. But everybody has their own agenda, some are just more upfront about it then others. Of course there have been and will continue to be people saying the movie contains distortions or lies, but I would be very suprised to hear Moore himself say the film is anything less then honest.

[Slynky]

Originally posted by primitive:
Hey Slynky, don’t dish the cred of Christopher Hitchens (the author)

After all, he has earned it the hard way in his dayjob as a columnist for Vanity Fair

ROFLMAO!

[Cipher7071]

I don't any more about what's in Michael Moore's "documentary" than anyone else who hasn't actually seen it. But, I have seen Michael Moore interviewed, and it seems to me that he displays a political bias not unlike the people he is so fond of criticizing. It's just one more case of the pot calling the kettle black.

[dogscoff]

it seems to me that {moore} displays a political bias not unlike the people he is so fond of criticizing.

Well... I don't think it's the political bias he's criticising in people like George Bush- it's the business 'bias' he seems to display in some of his political dealings.

Politics should be politics, business should be business. Whenever either one visits the other, it leaves the door wide open for corruption to follow...

[Will]

I went to see the movie Saturday night. It was crazy, I bought tickets for myself and a few friends two hours ahead of time Online, just so we could get in. The theatre was packed, and it seemed like the owners of the theatre decided to conveniently overlook the age of many of the kids who showed up (which I applaud them for, it seems obvious to me that the 'R'-rating was politically motivated, since there was nothing more violent or gruesome in the movie than could be seen by any kid on the evening news or Discovery channel).

Has anyone else gone to see it? What are your thoughts, now that you have?

I personally thought it was an excellent movie and editorial. It is definitely crafted to tug at your emotions, as I was laughing my head off at one point, then on the verge of tears fifteen minutes later (as a full-of-herself ignorant woman goes up to a war protester and the mother of a killed soldier, and has the gall to say that the entire thing is staged -- and the mother walks away in tears after setting the woman in her place).

Even if you are completely for the US actions in Iraq, and for the presidency of Bush, I urge you to go see this movie. It can't hurt you to take a look at the argument of the other side, and see what the human toll of this conflict is. Remember the bias it comes from, but take care to listen to the argument that is made.