Michael Moore Hates America
I just finished watching Michael Moore Hates America and I gotta say I'm pretty disappointed. I was hopeful that it'd give some details about how Michael Moore's films are distorted but in fact it was pretty lightweight stuff that barely scratched the surface of Moore's manipulations. If you're interested in how Moore bends the truth and outright lies in his movies/books take a look at the Moore Exposed site instead of watching this film.
Yes, if you had only seen the films "Roger & Me", "Bowling for Columbine" or "Fahrenheit 9/11" and not read any of the commentary on them, then MMHA would enlighten you a little on the deceits Michael Moore imposes but I was looking for something a little more. I'm just fussy that way I guess. I did like the segment where the bank staff from Bowling for Columbine were interviewed - the same bank staff who gave Moore a gun when he opened a new back account. I'd read that all was not as it appeared on BfC but the interview did manage to convey exactly how Moore manipulated the bank staff so he could get the footage he wanted. If you really thought you could have walked into that bank and walked out again with a gun then, you'd be sorely disappointed.
There were other things wrong with the film as well as the lack of any real depth. The incredibly shoddy camera-work, for example, was just a distraction. I'm not sure if it was intentional or not, I doubt it was, but it gave the impression that this was amateur hour all through the movie. The filmmaker, Michael Wilson, was forever stressing that his film was trying not to use the same traps that Moore uses and that's noble and all but you don't need to keep reminding the viewer of it.
I somehow managed to get the "Family Friendly Version", a screwup on Amazon's part I believe, so there are parts of some interviews bleeped out. Penn Jillette for example, gets his fair share of the bleep. This is annoying. When a Canadian dude with a number of large facial piercing was being bleeped, it left the impression that since Michael Moore loves Canada so much, Michael Wilson was trying to show how nasty they were. Cheap shot.
I wish I'd watched "Hey... Stop Stabbing Me" instead.
Yes, if you had only seen the films "Roger & Me", "Bowling for Columbine" or "Fahrenheit 9/11" and not read any of the commentary on them, then MMHA would enlighten you a little on the deceits Michael Moore imposes but I was looking for something a little more. I'm just fussy that way I guess. I did like the segment where the bank staff from Bowling for Columbine were interviewed - the same bank staff who gave Moore a gun when he opened a new back account. I'd read that all was not as it appeared on BfC but the interview did manage to convey exactly how Moore manipulated the bank staff so he could get the footage he wanted. If you really thought you could have walked into that bank and walked out again with a gun then, you'd be sorely disappointed.
There were other things wrong with the film as well as the lack of any real depth. The incredibly shoddy camera-work, for example, was just a distraction. I'm not sure if it was intentional or not, I doubt it was, but it gave the impression that this was amateur hour all through the movie. The filmmaker, Michael Wilson, was forever stressing that his film was trying not to use the same traps that Moore uses and that's noble and all but you don't need to keep reminding the viewer of it.
I somehow managed to get the "Family Friendly Version", a screwup on Amazon's part I believe, so there are parts of some interviews bleeped out. Penn Jillette for example, gets his fair share of the bleep. This is annoying. When a Canadian dude with a number of large facial piercing was being bleeped, it left the impression that since Michael Moore loves Canada so much, Michael Wilson was trying to show how nasty they were. Cheap shot.
I wish I'd watched "Hey... Stop Stabbing Me" instead.
posted by Nick at 7:20 PM
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