Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore returns with this scathing examination of George W. Bush and his administraton's actions in the wake of 9/11.
Apart from grappling with difficult but topical themes (President Bush mainly, and the war on terror) Michael Moore"s controversial documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 underwent a series of industrial changes in way of marketing and distribution leading up to its time of release. Originally planned to be released and financed by Mel Gibson"s Icon Productions, it was abruptly dropped by the company. Then Miramax stepped in, The Walt Disney Company (Miramax"s parent company) but even though all seemed to be going well, Disney then demanded Miramax drop the film. So, after the rights of the film were acquired by Bob and Harvey Weinstein the major rights reverted to Lions Gate Films. There"s almost a possible movie in the distribution story alone. The reason for this "to me - to you" passing of a film such as this is open to speculation.
Michael Moore"s entertaining style of quick cutting, smart filming techniques and heartbreakingly effective 9/11 scenes (we don"t see the Twin Towers attack, we just hear it with a black screen) makes for a terrifically rounded documentary. Marinated in Moore"s intelligent sarcasm and irony, he makes Fahrenheit 9/11 astonishing and eye-opening.
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Probably the most talked-about film of 2004, this controversial documentary by political filmmaker Michael Moore focuses on the administration of George W. Bush and his 'War on Terrorism' agenda. The film explores the government's handling of the terrorist attacks on September 11th 2001, explores the dubious relationship between both Bush administrations and the bin Laden family, questions the possible role of Saudi Arabia in the attacks, and looks at the fallout of the tragedy and subsequent events from a personal angle through the testimony of Lila Lipscomb, a Michigan woman whose son was killed in Iraq. The film premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival under a cloud of controversy: Disney, Miramax's Florida-based parent company, pulled out of its role as distributor at the last minute, possibly not wishing to jeopardise its advantageous relationship with the Florida Governor Jeb Bush, which results in multi-million-dollar annual tax breaks for the company.
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