I have just watched this film after getting the DVD a month ago. The premise did not really intrigue me. Since it's raining outside I thought I would sit down and watch it. I must admit that I was waiting for another Moore/ Trey Parker and Matt Stone anti-Bush assault. Pleasantly I didn't get that. The current President is presented as a decent man doing what the believe is the best for America. All the participants are - including the assassin.
The movie uses a tragic event like the President as a way to demonstrate how polarized and biased in objective investigation and reporting would be. The most amusing line for me was President Cheney asking if there was a direct link to Osama or Alkeda right off the bat. A fair question? Yes. But the interpretation by subordinates might have been, "make it link".
Questions to ask: What happens when fear dictates our laws? Who decides what is unpatriotic? Will we have an open mind or mind guided by profiling, polarized over-simplification news reporting?
The movie uses a tragic event like the President as a way to demonstrate how polarized and biased in objective investigation and reporting would be. The most amusing line for me was President Cheney asking if there was a direct link to Osama or Alkeda right off the bat. A fair question? Yes. But the interpretation by subordinates might have been, "make it link".
Questions to ask: What happens when fear dictates our laws? Who decides what is unpatriotic? Will we have an open mind or mind guided by profiling, polarized over-simplification news reporting?