I think people often mistakenly think that Moore's objective was to make a compelling case against Bush that would persuade others to adopt his point of view. I think Moore's real objective was to appear clever, and that everything else -- including the truth -- took a back seat to that.
In addition to the very long list of factual errors in the film -- and Moore's complete disregard for, you know, whether he's telling the truth or not -- I'm bothered that many of Moore's films seem to have this undercurrent of making it okay for his middle-class audience to laugh at poor people.
In the end, I think he has a way of making his audience feel clever -- more clever than their Republican neighbors -- by making himself look clever and by getting the audience to identify with him through his faux-folksy style. This is also why people who don't share his political views aren't persuaded by his films: if you don't agree with Moore, you don't find him clever; you find him condescending.
And I imagine this is why you found the movie short of factual content; such content would slow down the comedy and get in the way of what he's really trying to do.
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Date: 2005-04-17 04:13 am (UTC)In addition to the very long list of factual errors in the film -- and Moore's complete disregard for, you know, whether he's telling the truth or not -- I'm bothered that many of Moore's films seem to have this undercurrent of making it okay for his middle-class audience to laugh at poor people.
In the end, I think he has a way of making his audience feel clever -- more clever than their Republican neighbors -- by making himself look clever and by getting the audience to identify with him through his faux-folksy style. This is also why people who don't share his political views aren't persuaded by his films: if you don't agree with Moore, you don't find him clever; you find him condescending.
And I imagine this is why you found the movie short of factual content; such content would slow down the comedy and get in the way of what he's really trying to do.