Comments on: Fahrenheit 9/11 http://www.filmjunk.com/2004/06/29/fahrenheit-911/ Blog and Podcast Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:41:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alicia http://www.filmjunk.com/2004/06/29/fahrenheit-911/comment-page-1/#comment-3666 Alicia Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://209.123.84.9/spacejunk/2004/06/29/fahrenheit-911/#comment-3666 I really liked this movie. I thought Bowling for Columbine was better but not because it was "funnier", as most people are saying. I just enjoyed BFC more. I was relieved to finally hear someone questioning the connection between 9/11 and the war in Iraq. I remember at the time this all went down, I kept asking people, "What happened to Osama?". No one I talked to seemed to miss him. It felt like I was the only person who didn't understand how Sadam fit into the who Al Qaeda thing. So, now I know I'm not crazy. A lot of this movie was just piecing together information that is available to anyone, it's just that no one cares to put it together on their own. I'm sure I know way more about the American government than any average American knows about the Canadian government. But I can't say that I knew where the members of the administration worked in the past or the companies they have investments in today. I find myself watching the news, CNN in particular, and just rolling my eyes. They do the "terror updates" and advise people that they are still in the yellow but there could be an attack any time. When July 4th was approaching all CNN was doing was going over possible terror attacks at the celebrations. Now they are warning Americans that with an election coming up the Al Qaeda have threatened to attack. That is quite possible. But it seems that no one is connecting the fact that the Al Qaeda aren't out of the picture and a war happened, to "take care of terrorism". Everyone in the political arena have spin doctors, this has always been understood. And I'm sure Michael Moore is doing a little spinning himself. But all in all, this was a movie that had to be made and Michael Moore was the best candidate in my opinion. Was George Orwell 20 years premature with his predictions? I really liked this movie. I thought Bowling for Columbine was better but not because it was “funnier”, as most people are saying. I just enjoyed BFC more. I was relieved to finally hear someone questioning the connection between 9/11 and the war in Iraq. I remember at the time this all went down, I kept asking people, “What happened to Osama?”. No one I talked to seemed to miss him. It felt like I was the only person who didn’t understand how Sadam fit into the who Al Qaeda thing. So, now I know I’m not crazy.

A lot of this movie was just piecing together information that is available to anyone, it’s just that no one cares to put it together on their own. I’m sure I know way more about the American government than any average American knows about the Canadian government. But I can’t say that I knew where the members of the administration worked in the past or the companies they have investments in today.

I find myself watching the news, CNN in particular, and just rolling my eyes. They do the “terror updates” and advise people that they are still in the yellow but there could be an attack any time. When July 4th was approaching all CNN was doing was going over possible terror attacks at the celebrations. Now they are warning Americans that with an election coming up the Al Qaeda have threatened to attack. That is quite possible. But it seems that no one is connecting the fact that the Al Qaeda aren’t out of the picture and a war happened, to “take care of terrorism”.

Everyone in the political arena have spin doctors, this has always been understood. And I’m sure Michael Moore is doing a little spinning himself. But all in all, this was a movie that had to be made and Michael Moore was the best candidate in my opinion.

Was George Orwell 20 years premature with his predictions?

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