9/11 movies Options

[*kryogenix*]

Oh man. They better not screw this up. Documentaries are fine (except for movies like Fahrenheit 9/11). If they make a love story, I'm going to be pissed. I have a feeling some of them are just exploiting 9/11. They better not have a political message. I have a bad feeling the Oliver Stone is going to screw this up. And if they bash the United States, or justify the attacks in any way, I'm going to be pissed.

[sadolakced acid]

^ and farenheit 9/11 was all lies?

[*kryogenix*]

^ and farenheit 9/11 was all lies?

It had some lies. Documentaries, especially ones on topics such as 9/11, should not have any lies.

[*xcaitlinx*]

It had some lies. Documentaries, especially ones on topics such as 9/11, should not have any lies.

And, exactly, how do YOU know that F. 9/11 contained lies? All because you read articles (written by Conservatives, I'm sure) that say that F. 9/11 was a fake, doesn't mean that THEY'RE telling the truth. Like everyone said, people who are against Bush will agree with Michael Moore, and people that are pro-Bush or pro-war will say that the movie was bullshit. It all depends on your views of 9/11 and Bush.

[*kryogenix*]

And, exactly, how do YOU know that F. 9/11 contained lies? All because you read articles (written by Conservatives, I'm sure) that say that F. 9/11 was a fake, doesn't mean that THEY'RE telling the truth. Like everyone said, people who are against Bush will agree with Michael Moore, and people that are pro-Bush or pro-war will say that the movie was bullshit. It all depends on your views of 9/11 and Bush.

Because I saw it (although I'll admit, I was extremely disgusted, and I turned it off without seeing the whole thing). Because I like to get something called perspective, especially when watching propaganda films like F. 9/11. Because I like to research things that people say that I don't think are true.

The movie used facts, but it is outrageously misleading. If you just listen to one side, you're simply buying into their propaganda.

Let me ask you, what do you think of the Swift Boat movie?

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BTW, Ed Koch, former Democrat (read: liberal) Mayor of NYC, had this to say about Fahrenheit 9/11: (I bolded some text for emphasis)

“I am a movie critic, so I went to see “Fahrenheit 9/11.” The movie is a well-done propaganda piece and screed as has been reported by most critics. [b]It is not a documentary which seeks to present the facts truthfully. The most significant offense that movie commits is to cheapen the political debate by dehumanizing the President and presenting him as a cartoon. … Now that no WMDs have yet been found, was the invasion to end the reign of Saddam Hussein, who had killed and tortured hundreds of thousands of his own citizens, still supportable? Moore thinks not. I think, yes. The movie’s diatribes, sometimes amusing and sometimes manifestly unfair, will not change any views. They will simply cheapen the national debate and reinforce the opinions on both sides.”

(Ed Koch, Op/Ed, “Koch: Moore’s Propaganda Film Cheapens Debate, Polarizes Nation,” World Tribune, 6/29/04)

There you have it. A liberal finds Fahrenheit 9/11 misleading. Which isn't surprising at all, since anyone who has the sense to find perspective can figure that out.