Michael Moore is great at telling a story. In the case of Fahrenheit 11/9 that story is, America is a progressive country overrun by criminals and shysters. Like most of Moore's stories, there's truth glued together with hyperbole.
Centered around the election of failed businessman and terrible human being Trump, Moore looks at the actions of similarly awful businessmen/politicians like Rick Snyder, the governor whose actions helped cause and worsen the Flint water crisis. The goal is to make the viewer angry, and it is successful. I would like to throw a lot of these people in jail.
Moore is equally furious at Democrats whose insistence on compromise allows terrible things to happen. He seems them as propping up the corrupt power structure just as much as Republicans.
To make his point, Moore gives us lots of information, but it's definitely curated for maximum effect. As proof that the U.S. is very liberal he tosses a lot of statistics from polls about American support for progressive policies. Yet it's pretty clear that he has chosen the polls most favorable to his argument and used them in the most favorable way. Certainly the majority of Americans support abortion rights to some degree, but the specifics of the questions has a huge effect on how people answer.
Moore can be frustratingly simplistic, but he is funny, and smart, and entertaining, and able to make a compelling argument.
11/9 isn't a perfect movie, but it is well worth watching.
Centered around the election of failed businessman and terrible human being Trump, Moore looks at the actions of similarly awful businessmen/politicians like Rick Snyder, the governor whose actions helped cause and worsen the Flint water crisis. The goal is to make the viewer angry, and it is successful. I would like to throw a lot of these people in jail.
Moore is equally furious at Democrats whose insistence on compromise allows terrible things to happen. He seems them as propping up the corrupt power structure just as much as Republicans.
To make his point, Moore gives us lots of information, but it's definitely curated for maximum effect. As proof that the U.S. is very liberal he tosses a lot of statistics from polls about American support for progressive policies. Yet it's pretty clear that he has chosen the polls most favorable to his argument and used them in the most favorable way. Certainly the majority of Americans support abortion rights to some degree, but the specifics of the questions has a huge effect on how people answer.
Moore can be frustratingly simplistic, but he is funny, and smart, and entertaining, and able to make a compelling argument.
11/9 isn't a perfect movie, but it is well worth watching.