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.

[*kryogenix*]

Fahrenheit 9/11 isn't a documentary, but it is more of an editorial; and like it or not, Michael Moore has a right to express his opinion, even one contradicting that of our own government's propaganda machine (which has been spewing out spin endlessly since 9/11). I don't see why it is acceptable for the government and the Bush administration to spin the story and express their opinions how they choose, but a private citizen like Michael Moore is "helping the terrorists."

Granted, I don't like Michael Moore very much because he does do more harm than good, but the fact is, amongst all the biases and propaganda, there is some good information about the government that people should know about.

I'm fine with Michael Moore expressing his opinion. I just don't want him supporting his opinion with lies. I'd rather he just present the good information, rather than wrap it in trash.

  I'm not going to get heated about this…but Micheal Moore has never told a lie that cost thousands of lives. Take that how you will.

Yeah, Bill Clinton is a heck of a liar.

[*mipadi*]

Yeah, Bill Clinton is a heck of a liar.

So at what point do we stop blaming everything on Michael Moore or Bill Clinton, and actually admit that yes, George Bush misled the public, and yes, that cost over 1000 American lives?

[*kryogenix*]

So at what point do we stop blaming everything on Michael Moore or Bill Clinton, and actually admit that yes, George Bush misled the public, and yes, that cost over 1000 American lives?

At what point do we stop talking about Iraq in a thread about 9/11? Bill Clinton attacked Iraq for WMDs.

Michael Moore didn't lie. He used hard facts in every bit of that movie, just interpreted and used these facts, showing them differently than you would.

Why don't you get this? None of it is lies, it's just not seen in the same light as you.

Conservatives and liberals have the same information on the war in their minds. There's disagreement because they interpret and use the information differently. It's not that either of them are lying, they just choose to use the facts they've been given differently than the other.

Didn't lie?

Here's one. Moore said that Iraq never threatened to attack the United States or any of its citizens. We all know how they've been shooting at our planes. We know Saddam planned to assassinate George Bush Sr. We know that his sons wanted to attack US war ships. USN CVNs are considered sovreign US territor. An attack on one would be considered an attack on the United States.

Even when he doesn't lie, he grossly twists the facts.

michael moore made the movie to INFORM people....because unfortunately, a lot of people are brainwashed and don't know the truth about 9/11 and Bush.

Suggesting F.9/11 is the whole truth is absurd, and if you disagree, you've been brainwashed.

  of course farenheit 9/11 was extrodinarily one sided. i stopped watching it halfway through. but i thought it twisted facts- not made them up.

It had more half truths, misleading figures, and twisted facts than outright lies, but there were some.

of course it was one-sided. if you're a republican, then you simply shouldn't watch the movie because you'll be "offended". there are plenty of movies that liberals would never want to watch because they are made by conservatives. clearly, republicans have a certain state of mind about the war in iraq and 9/11, and a documentary isn't going to change their views.

A few posts up, you said the movie was to inform people. Shouldn't I watch it, even if I am conservative minded? Or was Fahrenheit 9/11 made just to reinforce the conclusions that those on the left already made. You're really confusing me.

I'll reiterate that it's ridiculous to think only conservatives will be offended by the film. As I've stated earlier, Ed Koch was offended. Mr. Acid over here gave up on it.

And if anything, what you've stated about Republicans is true about many other people, not just Republicans.

I'm willing to change my view if the facts clearly tell me I'm wrong. Fahrenheit 9/11 didn't have enough facts to convince me.