[Peace-discuss] Re: [Peace] See Fahrenheit 9/11 discuss it and tell others about it.Don't Protest it!

[Linda Evans]

Thanks for your thoughts.  I had misgivings about
fully supporting a MM film since he is a little 'self
serving'.  Also, a friend of mine was going to be in
the film and MM sort of did some not so nice things. 
Anyway, I'm glad there were some moving parts of the
movie and I've heard he doesn't show as much of
himself in this one.  I can't wait to see it for
myself.  I never know if a film like this will
actually help the cause or hurt it.

Linda

--- Ken Urban <kurban at parkland.edu> wrote:
> OK since you asked,
> 
> I though may parts of it were too mocking.  When
> Moore allowed the facts
> and people to speak for themselves, it was powerful.
>  The mothers of two
> cultures asking God for help/retribution.  The 'burn
> the mother-fuckers'
> song played in the tanks.  The members of the Black
> Congressional
> Congress being silenced one after another in
> protesting the 2000
> election by Gore because no Senator would sign on. 
> That scene speaks
> volumes about priorities of the Democratic
> Leadership ... 'maintaining
> the status quo' is what's important.
> 
> When Moore manipulates us, the movie seems like
> propaganda.  An example
> was using the guitar lick from Eric Clapton's
> 'Cocaine' when talking
> about Bush and Black. If he wants to accuse Bush of
> being a coke head,
> go ahead and do it, don't use subliminal messages. 
> Another example is
> his mocking of the 'Coalition of the Willing',
> playing to people's
> stereotypes of the countries signed on. 
> 
> Since I attend AWARE meetings and pay attention,
> none of this was new to
> me (Thanks Carl & commondreams.org).  I think it
> would have been more
> powerful if Moore just stuck to the facts, they're
> damning enough.
> 
> Ken
> 
> 
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> >>> "Gabriel Stanton" <ggstanto at hotmail.com>
> 06/25/04 11:19 PM >>>
>       Hey  if you want to criticize the film try the
> peace discuss list 
> serve.
> 
> 
> Peace!
> 
> Gabe
> 
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