I've seen both movies (I just saw BFC last week-end) now, ...

...and while I liked BFC, I felt Fahrenheit 9/11 was a better crafted documentary and of somewhat greater importance in terms of immediacy. Moore knew that pro-Bush critics would be all over him, so he was meticulous about editing his film so that the actual footage told the story rather than relying upon his own sardonic "alchemy" to manipulate events. Even then, Bush advocates have been all over the film trying to pull it apart with a fine tooth comb; for the most part, they fail miserably.

As I've mentioned before, Fahrenheit 9/11 is flawed because it contains a few arguable inaccuracies and subtle misdirections, but generally it's quite accurate; the actual footage doesn't lie. The careful reconstruction of events using timelines and, where possible, the actual visual record helps to tell the Bush story in a clear and understandable manner; it provides a rather scary BIG picture overview of how we got to where we are today. This isn't to take anything away from Bowling For Columbine, which IS, also arguably, a very important contemporary film. In fact, BFC may have even greater sociological importance in the future, dependent upon how values within of our steadfast gun-culture change, but Fahrenheit 9/11 is certainly more relevent at this juncture (i.e., politically important, in an election year).

AuPh

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Topic - Get Ready for Fahrenheit 911 Lite - Victor Khomenko 13:24:40 07/04/04 (19)

[Sigh] I was gonna go, not having been alerted to its agitprop. - clarkjohnsen 10:39:17 07/06/04 (2)

You might be interested to know, that the actors wrote most of the dialogue - Victor Khomenko 13:08:32 07/06/04 (1)

Cosi fan tutte... nt - clarkjohnsen 14:17:17 07/06/04 (0)

Re: Sounds like Godard! - Gee LP 16:52:23 07/05/04 (0)

Catch the REAL Fahrenheit 911 and you'll get to see all the illicit sex you want! - Audiophilander 09:59:06 07/05/04 (3)

Re: Catch the REAL Fahrenheit 911 and you'll get to see all the illicit sex you want! - Analog Scott 11:54:17 07/06/04 (1)

I've seen both movies (I just saw BFC last week-end) now, ... - Audiophilander 17:43:03 07/06/04 (0)

Thank You AuPh! nt - eldragon 14:40:59 07/05/04 (0)

About "Before Sunrise." - TAFKA Steve 07:11:01 07/05/04 (1)

That is shame... I was thinking abut renting it to tease my wife - Victor Khomenko 07:38:28 07/05/04 (0)

Re: Get Ready for Fahrenheit 911 Lite - patrickU 06:40:17 07/05/04 (0)

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Oops... forgot to name the gem... "Before Sunset" (nt) - Victor Khomenko 13:55:19 07/04/04 (6)

Zeig Heil to you ViKKKtor and to Your Fhurer Bush! - eldragon 14:51:49 07/04/04 (5)

Cons in this country are focused, industrious folks . . that was a bad comparison . . - doofenstein 19:40:55 07/04/04 (1)

Would term REACTIONARIES be better...? - eldragon 20:59:15 07/04/04 (0)

Re: Zeig Heil to you ViKKKtor and to Your Fhurer Bush! - RC 17:05:56 07/04/04 (0)

Or should I say Komrad Stalin....? nt - eldragon 15:26:17 07/04/04 (1)

Is Romy the Cat back? - grinagog 02:01:15 07/05/04 (0)

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I've seen both movies (I just saw BFC last week-end) now, ... - Audiophilander 17:43:03 07/06/04 (0)

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