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a great movie, Michael Moore is a great comedian and he did make some interesting point. But it was anything but a documentary. It was very biased and I would even go as far as saying it was a brilliant piece of propaganda. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing intrinsically wrong with producing a piece of propaganda in a free environment. But then you should admit it. Bowling for Columbine was good propaganda, but not a documentary.Let me give you some examples: Did you notice that the people in favour of liberal gun laws appearing in the movie were nearly all total morons whereas the people who support stricter gun laws were generally educated and/or intelligent people. It was hilarious to hear the brother
of the Oklahoma bomber say that, 'There are lots of whackos out there', and it certainly illustrates well Moore's point. I think it's a pity, Moore is so manipulative. He does have a few interesting point, but the fashion in which he presents them destroy his credibility. Third example: The animated-movie, which most people thought was quite funny. As a matter of fact, documentaries are meant to expose issues and ask questions instead of giving answers. Though Moore may have a point about the American culture of fear, it is certainly wrong to say that the pilgrims were paranoid about their treatment in England. However selecting stupid people to oppose your argument is not really the way to make a documentary. Another example would be the interview with Charlton Heston. Yet, that seems unlikely to me: First of all, Heston would hence have sacrificed his career in the NRA for a movie (which didn't go that well in the States BTW) and secondly, why did Moore not point this Altzheimer-thing out in the movie anyway? In doubt, we should, I think just ignore the interview and not interpret it in a fashion that reflects either positively or negatively on Moore's movie. As a matter of fact the $245 million were food aid sent through the UN. Isn't it wrong to take advantage and make fun of a sick person?Now, as has been put forward by Moore, Heston might be faking it in order to make us THINK Moore is just a reckless bastard who tries to manipulate us. Did you know that Heston announced shortly after the interview he had "Altzheimer-like symptoms". Now, there can't be anything wrong with that, can there?So, remove the fancy interviews, especially the Heston one, which is widely regarded as being the highlight of the movie, the funny anime and the manipulated statistics, and you're not left with much. That's not true or at least not to the extent he pictures: Since 1996 (I think), the US have stopped supporting the Taliban regime.
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