Fahrenheit 9/11 Still #1 on Saturday

[Truth]

FAHRENHEIT 9/11 beat out it's nearest rival over three to one.

F911 = 8.2 million

#2 = 6.8 million

Moore film heats up emotions

By Stephanie Simon, Los Angeles Times
Sunday, June 27, 2004

DES PERES, Mo. -- Before the movie started, Leslie Hanser prayed. "I prayed the
Lord would open my eyes," she said.

For months, her son, Joshua, a college student, had been drawing her into
political debate. He'd tell her she shouldn't trust President Bush. He'd tell her the
Iraq war was wrong. Hanser, a 41-year-old homemaker, pushed back. She
defended the president, supported him fiercely. But Joshua kept at her, until she
prayed for help understanding her son's fervor.

Emerging from Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, her eyes wet, Hanser said she at
last understood. "My emotions are just... " She trailed off, waving her hands to
show confusion. "I feel like we haven't seen the whole truth before."

That's the reaction Moore hopes to provoke with his film, which explores the ties
between the Bush family and Osama bin Laden's relatives, the president's
response to the Sept. 11 attacks and the war in Iraq. Moore has said he aims to
shake the apathetic, move the undecided -- and inspire voters to deny Bush a
second term.

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[Teejay32]

Originally posted by Truth
But Joshua kept at her, until she prayed for help understanding her son's fervor.

It seems simple enough; he probably reads the LA Times.

 

[RyMickey]

People can believe whatever they want to believe, but they should realize that this is essentially a piece of propaganda. Moore himself isn't even calling his film a 'documentary'. When the whole truth isn't told, it's not exactly the truth, is it? Moore set out with an agenda (which is fine), but his agenda doesn't include all the details.

RyMickey

 

[Rock'n Robin]

You can't see the whole truth from only one side, no matter which side that may be.
Robin M.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

I've been complaining on this board that F9/11 probably wouldn't come to either of our 20 screen cineplexes here in Greenville, SC. I was (happily) wrong, and as a matter of fact, when DH and I went last night about 20 minutes early-it was sold out. We are leaving town on Friday, so we will have to see it before then. We ended up seeing Two Brothers instead, and while it was a beautiful movie, I have a feeling it made us sadder than what we would have seen in F9/11.

 

[Aimeedyan]

It's, of course, not showing in our "Bush country" dinky town, but we have a date to see it when we go to Dallas the next time we head up. I'm excited!