Fahrenheit 11/9

Fahrenheit 11/9

source: Fahrenheit 11/9

Michael Moore looks rough here. The lessons of the last election weigh heavily on him and on the nation. The Russians are barely referenced - instead, Michael Moore gives us the working class views of the betrayal of all parties in addressing the needs of the average working American. Doing so, he opened my eyes personally to a lot of events I didn't even know occurred - such as Michigan Governor acceding to GM's request to provide clean water in Flint while continuing to deny that same clean water to the primarily black population of Flint, 100% of the children of whom now have irreversible lead poisoning. "It took a Governor of Michigan to achieve what no terrorist could - the poisoning of an entire town, " says Moore. What is coming up here again and again, in examples like Flint, is exactly how far Americans will allow the 1% to continue to ravage the earth, poison and starve children, over medicate adults with addictive substances, all in the name of greed. When history records this time, there will be no fence. Moral outrage is the only reasonable response to these violations. God help us all.

I've never posted a review before. I saw this film a couple hours ago. It's a typical Moore effort, minus the humor. He really blows up the BS in our modern society. His "feel good" bits trying to give us hope for a better future fall short. Pretty bleak. If you're looking for a rallying cry to action, it's not here. It's almost a eulogy for what might have been.

Brilliant movie! I laugh at the haters who didn't even see it but just decided to give it a bad review!

I love a good Michael Moore documentary. Bowling for Columbine, Sicko, Where to Invade Next, and of course, Fahrenheit 9/11. When I first heard about this and how soon it was coming out I was very interested. As an American of course I heavily was invested in the political scene all throughout 2017-2018 and the madness prior and after the election. After seeing this film, I feel like it remained eye-opening, even with a lot of the information being common knowledge. I highly recommend this for everyone except maybe people who lean towards the right. The film explores the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States. It also shows a brief glimpse of his history and what got him to that point. The film also goes to Flint, Michigan and their clean water crisis. The film also touches on gun violence and the recent Stoneman Douglas School shooting. Of course, this was expected as Michael Moore is an avid spokesperson against gun violence. There is a lot covered in this documentary and I think it breezed through because it engulfs, captivates, and even horrifies you from beginning to end. What I really liked about this film besides the deserved criticism of Trump is the fact that it also goes in and pokes at Bill Clinton and yes, even Barack Obama. It shows things that they did that make you scratch your head and think about the system we live in and how similar the parties really are. I found the portions about what Flint, Michigan was going through to be insane and enraging. Michael Moore is a master at jerking a reaction from the viewers and he does a darn good job of getting one here. The crowd in my theater broke into comments of rage and applause here and there. it was hard not to get some chills at some point. This is an important film all around, it just is. The countries climate is explained fairly well here and it still is a country divided. Its message of focusing the energy and fixing the issue is important, but where to start? I think this film somehow managed to exceed its expectations. Its worth a watch for everyone, I change what I said earlier everyone in the country should see it and form an opinion. The low reviews on IMDB already make me know people aren't watching it and bashing it prior to seeing it and giving it a chance. 9/10

Watch this documentary with an open mind. Both parties are to blame for the current state that the USA is in (as of 2018). It details the laws of Clinton, Bush, Obama, and The Trump, and how everything cultivated to what is happening now in 2018. This documentary really shows you that not all is lost and there is some hope, but at the same time maybe all is lost and the end is near! Great documentary, funny at times, will make you angry at other times. I still think Bowling for Columbine is more interesting and 9/11 is more in depth, but this documentary is good, maybe not Oscar good, but definitely Golden Globes good. The only way to save USA from the mess it is in, is to stop blaming your problems on somebody else and blame it on yourself. You can't find a job because coal is dying, well go learn some new skills and stop blaming Obama or Trump. That is the ultimate message. You are angry because illegals are taking your janitor bathroom cleaning jobs, go watch this movie. You are angry because you feel like you deserve something from the government? Go watch this movie. You are angry because you are not rich? Go watch this movie. You are angry because you only focus on crimes committed by people of color? Go watch this movie! You are angry because you are tired of your people getting shot by the police, but at the same time you embrace a criminal lifestyle, go watch this movie. This movie is for all; liberals, conservatives, Christians, Satanist, Atheists, and people who just don't give a damn (like me). I know what you are thinking; "The country is messed up because of liberals," or "The country is messed up because of conservatives." That is the problem with yall, always blaming the problem on someone else. Yall need to watch this and do what Kuato said in "Total Recall," that is "Open you mind. Open your mind. Open your mind Quaid. Free Mars." Also go into this movie with this second quote in mind, it is from the movie "Predator" that goes something like, "So you cooked up a story and dropped us in a meat grinder." Seriously people, that is politics in one sentence. Go watch this movie, come out with fresh eyes and see America as it truly is, a country divided because people want to put the blame on someone else instead of themselves. Don't be racist, but don't be stupid too. That is another message here. Sure it is good to give a guy maybe $5.00 to buy food, but don't take him in and let him sleep in your house for a night (I'll do the same thing too, I ain't looking to get shot or robbed. If I see a group of foos in hoodies walking around with they hands in they pockets, I am getting out of there as fast as I can. They might just be out for a nice friendly walk, but with the way they dressing, I rather be prejudice and alive than not-prejudice and dead!). Finally this movie leaves us with a question to think about. That question is; when are we, the American people living in the greatest (but not safest) country in the world, ever going to put the blame on ourselves? It is a short movie so you just go in and out quickly. A MUST WATCH!! 10/10

I get it, Michael Moore is a controversial figure. I've never quite understood the criticism. Yes he occassionally uses histrionics and gimmicky stunts to make a point. His films are not dense or purely factual documentaries, and therefore are wildly entertaining. He is great at hooking an audience and i think that makes his points land better but that's a debate for another day. I had my first baby in April and in that context Farenheit 11/9 had my jaw on the floor and brought me to tears a few times. As someone else said there wasn't much new but when you relive it all you wonder if we've become the frog in the boiling water in this country. I'm scared for my daughter's future. This film was intense and is supposed to make you feel outrage, anger, sadness, and almost but not quite hopeless. Michael Moore has been dismissed by "elites" for a long time but he's been right too many times. No one is happy about that. He used his familiar tactics in this film even more heavy-handedly because he truly believes the time to be outraged but go about your life anyway is over. He makes a pretty compelling argument that he's right to sound the alarm. I've come to appreciate Michael Moore and loved this movie.

Moore doesn't pull any punches going after Trump, Bill and Hillary, the DNC, Republicans, and even Obama. It's heavy handed at times, but sometimes you have to be to get people to pay attention. Much of our current political climate is correctly blamed on the electoral college and spineless Third Way Dems, but we're left with a glimmer of hope. AOC and her ilk are a sign of good things to come. But it's the generation that didn't grow up in the shadow of 9/11, Gen Z , in Fahrenheit 11/9 that gives you a sense that things can actually change and maybe, just maybe fix this hell world.

Very very poignant documentary. To watch and talk about We arrive at a time where we must unite as forces of good and create another world