Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

I generally don't review that many documentaries because it's hard to classify them in comparison to other movies. I will make an exception if that documentary was particularly notable in some way. I knew I had to see the highest grossing documentary ever made. This is a great way of showing how influential the art of film is. This really did make me look back at all the stuff we had to put through during the Bush administration. At the time of this film's release, we hadn't yet had our second term with George W. Bush. I guess this wasn't as effective as Michael Moore hoped. And thank you for allowing people to post your movies online!It was great to go right back where it started with the 2000 election. Boy, do I remember that! This was released the same year as "Passion Of The Christ" another one of the most significant R-rated films of all time. It's hard for either of them not to be controversial. Moore himself has relatively little screen time, but then again, I haven't seen that many documentaries. The second half is the best as we get into the Iraq War. It does make me realize how much I and our nation has grown since then. Yeah, we still have terrorist threats like ISIS out there, but I really feel we've gotten smarter. I have high hopes that Donald Trump will not win the election.What's great about this movie is getting to see all the brief interviews with the people. We completely feel for what's going on and how it's affected us all. I think there are some inaccuracies or things that are presented poorly. The film says that Bin Laden's family was in the vicinity of the Bush administration. While technically true, it should be noted that Bin Laden has many relatives, many of which are barely associated with him at all. I'm glad to stick it to Christopher Hitchens for not liking Moore. Then again, he hated everybody. ***1/2

It's the next Michael Moore film after "Bowling for Columbine". He takes on President George W. Bush directly starting with his contested election in 2000. He skewers Bush through his initial ineffective presidency, 9/11, his family ties to the Saudis, the redirecting to Iraq, the unreasonable fear, and finally tying it all back to his economically down hometown of Flint, Michigan. He shows how the poor are recruited into the military and yet few congressmen's sons are sent to Iraq. This is the manifestation of his Oscar acceptance speech for Bowling. He got booed for calling Bush as a fictitious President and Iraq as the fictitious war. This doc and Moore himself have been proved right especially about the war. Often, he is a partisan bomb thrower but this one cannot be denied.

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004): Dir: Michael Moore / Featuring: Michael Moore, George W. Bush: Michael Moore's fantastic followup to his previous hit Bowling for Columbine. This time he addresses issues that are kept from the public that resulted in one of the darkest days of the century. Moore targets U.S. President George W. Bush and various elements that surrounded the terrorist bombings of September 11th, 2001. According to the film Bush was warned prior to the incident but chose not to act. Moore interviews those who have lost family to the tragedy and even address those whose children were sent off to fight. One particularly amusing sequence involves Moore approaching members of the White House asking if they would send their children off to fight. Moore's film is powerful and sad but it is not without the trademark humour much of which makes Bush look like a jackass. One could just watch Moore make fun of Bush for ninety minutes and that may even suffice as a passable documentary. Moore is one of the best of documentary filmmakers whose physical presence has become familiar. Whether viewers agree with him or not, he certainly makes his point in his ploy against the media's desire to exploit this stuff. A must-see for anyone seeking understanding on what happened behind the scenes during that date that will long haunt our memory. Score: 10 / 10

"Fahrenheit 9/11", possibly remains just as controversial now as it did back in 2004. Where I definitely consider this documentary to be the one where Michael's opinion really has a much larger presence than it needs to have, it's exceptionally well put together and really shows off some of the well known absurdities of George Bush's time as President.Whereas the first half focuses on Bush's campaign and actions, the remaining half focuses on the devastation of the Iraq War. The segments where people in and outside America "cheerlead" the War, as well as the prisoner abuse kind of unsettles and angers me. The fact that a majority of soldiers are made up from the poorer class systems seems like a no brainer, and I do like it when Moore tries to persuade Senator's to sign up their children. It's crude and absurd, yet sometimes there is no right and wrong when it comes to War.Final Verdict: The only thing left to mention is see it and make up your own interpretation. In many ways it's all a farce, but thanks to the freedom of speech we'll always have our own opinions. 8/10.