More on Moore 0
Michael Moore's film is, of course, taking America by storm. In Japan it won't come out until mid-August but I have been fortunate enough to see it before hand.
First, it is very different from what I imagined it would be: the connections between Bush and the Bin Laden family are tightly argued in the film and the viewer would be foolhardy to mistake the implication (i.e. the<em> Bush Laden</em> family).
Second, the scenes of American troops beset in Iraq is striking and heart-stirring. These are images I imagine the American public has likely not seen before. So good on him for that.
But my biggest complaint of the film is that it over-simplifies a case that is far from being simple. Sure, we can all pin the problems of modern society on to one head (get it– "pin head"? doh). But the fact is that life is not nearly so simple. If only it <em>were</em> simple, in fact. But as George Orwell said, truth always has jagged edges.
If you haven't seen Aaron Swartz' list of points defending Moore's film against republican criticisms, <a href="http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/001376">check it out.</a>