[quote=“Tigerman”]In any event, seeker4 acknowledged that MM sometimes has trouble with the facts. Considering the fact that it is well documented that MM has distorted and minipulated and fabricated facts in his movies, it is clear what is referred to… at least to most people.
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I did, but let me be clearer about what I meant. I was allowing that MM isn’t perfect. He, like all of us, gets things wrong from time to time, and selects information to recite that supports the points he wants to make. However, that is not the same as my agreement that he plays fast and loose with the facts in general. I’ve seen Bowling for Columbine a few times and F911 once. Of the two, F911 was the least credible and most sensational. I did not think it was nearly the movie that BFC was. Still, I didn’t come away with the impression from F911 that Iraq was ideal before the current Iraq war. I don’t think that is what MM was trying to say overall, despite any footage of a sunny day with children playing.
Last night, I finished listening to MM’s “Dude, Where Is My Country?” on CD. If you haven’t read/heard it, MM asks about 7 questions of Mr. Bush about 9/11, his connections to the Bin Laden and Saudi royal families, etc. And he does a lot of blabbing. But, the questions were really very good ones. I’d still like to know the answers to them without having to become an investigative journalist myself. I think we all deserve clear and credible answers to those questions from Mr. Bush.
While MM does surely have an eye for drama, as any good storyteller does, he also seems to be concerned with sources and references and regularly provides them.
My point about his mistakes with facts was really that, although he may make mistakes, overall, he is trying to draw attention to some very important issues. Namely, the current U.S. President pushed the U.S. into a war based on dubious goals and false information. That he lied about it before, lied about it during, and has been lying about it since. And worse, that all of this may well have been connected to some personal agenda on the part of the President.
If for no other reason, you should read/listen to “Dude, Where’s My Country?” just for the discussion of the connections between the Bush, Bin Laden, and Saudi royal families. Especially the part about how the Bin Laden family members in the U.S. were treated immediately after 9/11. Simply stunning. I still have a hard time believing that leaders in a modern, democratic country can do that and get away with it. One of the dangers of people not thinking during a crisis, or being bullied into going along just because of a crisis.
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