Yeah, and what's the catchword in
Citizen Kane? Right. "Rosebud." Go research what that means in that film. I'll wait.
Geezer wrote:Man, if these guys weren't so scary it would be funny.
Okay, Michael Moore and his documentary film, "Fahrenheit 9/11".
It bashes Bush. No shock there. But I'm starting to think that it must do a pretty darned good job of it since:
1) The Disney Corporation, who put a lot of money into the film, and who is dependant on the Feds, refused to release it.
2) Once the film found a distributer, the movie industry slapped an R rating on it, in the hopes that the majority of the movie going public wouldn't be able to see it.
and now the big one,
3) The Federal Election Commission is trying to prevent any advertising of the film in newspapers, on TV or Radio, because it would --- Violate Campaign Finance law!!!
Campaign Finance Law?!?!
Sort of makes you want to know what the Bush administration is so afraid of.
Like I said, on the surface, it's sort of funny. These guys are so desperate to keep people from seeing this movie, they're doing nothing but giving it free publicity.
The scary part is that they are willing to go to these lengths.
[Before I say anything else, I have to admit I have NOT seen this film yet. I'll say that I do plan to see this film this weekend; but, from what I know so far . . .]
Prrfffft. Like winning the Palm D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival -- uh, only
the MOST famous AND important film festival on the planet -- ISN'T enough publicity, or the fact that the networks seemed to have presented a view of this "the
Farenheit 9/11 phenomena, BRAND NEW!!!!" story with every other newscast. C'mon, like
Farenheit 9/11 NEEDs a TV ad'. Honestly, WHO the heck in the country DOESN'T know this film is going on?
The film is only playing in a little over 400 theatres nationwide; that's not exactly o'
Spiderman,
Star Wars,
Kill Bill, or
Lord of the Rings proportions. That can't possibly be due to ANY presidential administration. I'm satisfied with understanding that theatre owners themselves deciding NOT to show the film.
Blood and violence and the "f" word -- both in Moore's current release, again, from what I understand -- AUTOMATICALLY warrants an "R" rating.
So, where the hell's the conspiracy in that? Oh, don't look now, but, certain parties want a film automatically tagged with an "R" rating if someone lights up a smoke in a film.
I understand the film indicates that the Bush Administration
SPOILER AHEAD, I THINK, AGAIN, I'VE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE . . . YET ushered off Bin Laden relatives out of the U.S. shortly after 9/11. Yeah, uh, totally believable. Yeah, right. What was said? ["Prrfffft" part II]. Yeah. Right.
And, finally, the fact that Bush is NOT the legal president of the U.S. is pure baloney. The office of the president has always been determined by electoral votes; not popular votes. That's something liberals, conservatives, independents, etc. basically have to know. Go research how many electoral votes Bush got vs. what Gore got, go look up the U.S. Supreme Court 's (which just decided to leave "God" in the pledge of Allegiance; oh, did I mention that already?) own ruling in the matter, THEN go tell me if Bush cannot be the current President of the U.S.
Like I said, I've not seen the film yet, I'll admit that. But, this is a film coming from a guy who, what? Wants us to believe that everyone who lives in a gated community owns guns?
I respect folks like Moore's and Geezer's comments and would die to protect their right to say such things, if necessary. Thing is, I dunno
Farenheit 9/11 will radically change folks' minds (I mean, based on my viewings of
Roger and Me and that other film of his).