Heres the definition of documentary:
Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.
2007-07-01 15:26:00 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afro9SzNlK0
2007-07-01 15:42:37 · update #1
Schmorgen decided to present an article by CNN that tried to back up Michael Moore while using these phrases:
"errors of omission", "For the most part", "investigated some of the claims", "mostly right"!
Read your own article
You are a sheep. Baaaa
2007-07-01 15:51:55 · update #2
How could any one knock something from YouTube while supporting Micheal Moores Crock-umentary
2007-07-01 15:54:23 · update #3
I guess cuz theres a certain % of truth? or maybe thats how he markets them?
I'm a lib and i love his obnoxiousness..but you are right...his stuff is no NOT unbiased and fair and balanced
2007-07-01 15:31:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
All documentaries reflect the film maker's point of view. It is commentary, not necessarily objective reporting. But your disagreement with Moore's point of view does not remove the essential truth of it. 50 million Americans do not have health insurance. Those that do have it are paying dearly (or their employers are) for 'coverage' that is designed to not pay to cure illness.
I think one of the most telling moments in the film is when the operator of an Anti-Moore web site posts that he is having to shut down because of his wife's illness. The treatment she needs is not covered and he can no longer afford to operate the site dedicated to vilifying Michael Moore. Moore sent him a donation of $12,000 so he could get his wife treated and keep his web site open.
2007-07-01 22:42:00 · answer #2 · answered by jehen 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Here's a hideous distortion I discovered in one of Mike's films, for all you "commielibpinkos" out there who are wondering what his "lies" are all about.
In Mike's early movie, "Roger and Me" (concerning the decimation of the city of Flint, Michigan when GM began pulling up stakes from the town that made it the richest corporation on the planet), there is presented a neighborhood that the narration claimed was in Detroit. It wasn't in Detroit; it was in Flint. I know because I was fortunate enough to grow up in that lovely neighborhood.
Good God! Isn't that AWFUL? The man should be shot! It's obvious that EVERYthing he says is untruthful!
I hope anyone who might read this recognizes sarcasm.
2007-07-01 23:07:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
What I learned as a PA is that a documentary is a nonfiction motion picture film having a theme or viewpoint but drawing its material from actual events and using editing and sound to enhance the theme. That is what Moore does.
2007-07-01 22:31:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Have you seen the movie? Me either, but here's a review:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/06/28/sicko.fact.check/index.html
I guess the phrase "no truth" is the same as "accurate" in BushWorld.
But screw Michael Moore, right? How dare he try to get care for sick people!!! If you want health care, BE RICH! Who doesn't know that?
2007-07-01 22:44:09 · answer #5 · answered by Schmorgen 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
couldn't you come up with something better than that?
must have been the first Utube you could come up with crying about moore huh?
just because the facts don't match your beliefs, doesn't mean they are any less factual.
why is it, people like you always want to denounce uncomfortable truths, as fiction?
2007-07-01 22:47:26 · answer #6 · answered by qncyguy21 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I challenge you to list just a SINGLE falsehood. Just one.
EDIT; still waiting.
The YouTube video is an opinion which differs from Moore's opinion. Come on back up your claim!
2007-07-01 22:38:36 · answer #7 · answered by Dastardly 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Because YouTube is the "news for idjits"..that's why.
Michael Moore is a genius - and he gets his point across with humor....which is more than I can say for some on this forum.
2007-07-02 00:30:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
There are no falsehoods in Michael Moore's documentaries!!
Just things that are uncomfortable to face!!
Take a good hard look!!
Many things need fixing!
2007-07-01 22:37:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
And his lies are?
EDIT: 5 minutes of Michele Malkin ranting does not count as proof of Michael Moore's "lies". Nothing but BS, personal attacks, and rhetoric. Plus that was a very cheap shot at the end. You guys can't get him on his "lies", so you need to mock his weight. Also, in case you weren't aware, Moore started trying to take better care of himself while filming this documentary. (By going for a walk every day and eating better.) He has lost 30 lbs since.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak2erRexFac
2007-07-01 22:29:05 · answer #10 · answered by Liberals love America! 6 · 8⤊ 4⤋