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Fahrenheit 9/11 in Christchurch Get your tickets now from the Green Room Dear Larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Comment on Fahrenheit 9/11 Review by Larry Ross, May 20, 2004 This is the New York newspaper Village Voice's review of Michael Moore's film "Fahrenheit 9/11" shown at the Cannes film festival. The film is an effective opposition to Bush's Iraq war and chronicles his endless lies to justify endless wars to achieve the new US empire. NZ's national party is enthusiastic for NZ to do our ANZUS duty, and play a small role in helping our "ally" build this empire. Larry THE REVIEW IN VILLAGE VOICE Fahrenheit 9/11 is effective in undermining the Bush administration's rationale for its invasion of Iraq, provocative in linking the House of Bush to the House of bin Laden, and often devastating in its montage of official mistruths. (Among other things, it demonstrates that the current administration's officials are dogged, if inept, disciples of the patriotic bromide, military pageant, "big lie" combo pioneered by Nazi propaganda theorist Joseph Goebbels.) Although overlong and hampered by a sometimes rambling argument obviously updated to encompass the recent Senate hearings and abuse revelations, the movie is the least grandstanding and most purposeful of Moore's career. A master of PR, Moore may well be exploiting Disney's refusal to distribute the movie—but that doesn't make Disney's refusal any less craven or political. Fahrenheit 9/11 has few new revelations, but it does make a compelling narrative and, as such, could even be an intervention into Bush's campaign to finally get himself elected. See also Michael Moore's new 'Fahrenheit 9/11' scorches and The Film Web Site |
