Moore Film Heats Up Emotions

[eaprez]

FROM PALM BEACH POST
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/auto/epaper/editions/today/news_04ed14be20b901b40032.html

Moore film heats up emotions

By Stephanie Simon, Los Angeles Times
Sunday, June 27, 2004

DES PERES, Mo. -- Before the movie started, Leslie Hanser prayed.

"I prayed the Lord would open my eyes," she said.

For months, her son, Joshua, a college student, had been drawing her into political debate. He'd tell her she shouldn't trust President Bush. He'd tell her the Iraq war was wrong. Hanser, a 41-year-old homemaker, pushed back. She defended the president, supported him fiercely.

But Joshua kept at her, until she prayed for help understanding her son's fervor.

Emerging from Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11, her eyes wet, Hanser said she at last understood. "My emotions are just... " She trailed off, waving her hands to show confusion. "I feel like we haven't seen the whole truth before."

That's the reaction Moore hopes to provoke with his film, which explores the ties between the Bush family and Osama bin Laden's relatives, the president's response to the Sept. 11 attacks and the war in Iraq. Moore has said he aims to shake the apathetic, move the undecided -- and inspire voters to deny Bush a second term.

Even teens 'glued to screen'

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[Longhorn]

1. Wow! That just gives me goosebumps!

I think it takes courage to open your eyes and admit you've been duped. Most people refuse to do it!

[ALago1]

2. Great article

Glad to see not everybody who sees this film are hardcore dems.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. This is why Rove was afraid of this movie

folks this is why....

I saw it today in La Jolla... the very well to do are... shocked
and shock IS DAMN GOOD.

Oh and I overheard an old man, as he left the theater.

I am paraphrasing.

"the last time we saw this was... 1929"

I did not ask, lost sight of him. But I think he meant, the last time we saw this level of corrupton was 1929

That made my blood run cold, knowning more than just a bit about the period

[Eloriel]

4. Best article yet

In fact, it's fabulous. Thanks!

[exgop]

5. Saw it tonight with a congressional candidate.

It was great. We basically agreed that there was little there that we were unaware of, but it was still quite powerful and I'm sure most people will learn a lot from it.

When we get Kerry in the White House, he's gonna need a some help from Congress to straighten things out. Find your candidate and give. My candidate is Morris Meyer in the 6th CD in Texas. Visit the website at www.meyer04.us and lend a hand ($$$) or visit the blog at blog.meyer04.us and join the fun. We're gonna send Joe Barton packing in November.

[adreamer]

6. This article gives me hope...

I actually live a few minutes west of Des Peres and was wondering how the movie was going over in this area. This part of West County has been overrun with republican fundies in recent years. Maybe this movie really will change some peoples minds. I certainly hope so.

[newyawker99]

11. Hi adreamer!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[DeepModem Mom]

7. kick

[blueblitzkrieg]

8. This article brought a smile to my face.

Thank you for posting it!

[Disturbed]

10. In San Fran area...

people were clapping at the end. Some were crying.

I am now hoping that the Whitehouse Treason Trial will get rid of them even before the election. Maybe the Prison Torture and Secret Prisons can do that, as well. These people are criminals and traitors.

[radfringe]

9. our experience with the movie

'Fahrenheit 9/11' Tops $8M in First Day
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=502&e=4&u=/ap/20040627/ap_on_en_mo/fahrenheit_911

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"Fahrenheit 9/11" benefited from a flurry of praise and condemnation. Supporters mobilized liberal-minded audiences to see it over opening weekend to counter efforts by some right-wing groups to discredit the film.

"It always helps when there's a group out there that says, 'Don't go see this movie. It's bad for you,'" said Jonathan Sehring, president of IFC Films, one of the film's distributors.

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my partner and I saw it yesterday. We went to a 5:15pm showing. There weren't many empty seats.

We had to stand in line to wait for the theater to be cleared out from the earlier showing. The crowd that lined up was a mixed group of ages -- from seniors on down to college students.

Overheard comments while standing in line ranged from discussing news stories surrounding the film to speculation as to what and how the film would depict bush*'s role.

During the film - there was frequent laughter at some of the clips of bush*, gasps/moans at some of the segments, and whispered mutters of "...that f*!ker..." A woman sitting next to me poked her husband frequently..."see I told you it was about oil.." and "...what an a$$hole.."

Laughter filled the theater at the last clip of bush* when he tried to say the "fool me once.." cliche. at the end of the film there was dead silence for a few seconds, then the crowd burst into applause.

Heading out of the theater we overheard comments such as "...he's soooo dumb...", "...gotta kick his butt out of there...", "..if he gets in again we are so screwed..." and "...come Monday, I'll be switching parties to Democrat.."

on edit:
p.s. my partner, who considers herself a political agnostic, has tolerated the last 4 years of my ranting and raving.

Knowing how she feels about (or use to feel) about my ranting and raving, I was trying to figure out how to get her to come with me to see the movie. Too my surprise -- she told me that we had to go see it.

I have seen a bit of a change in her interest- in the past couple of months she has taken to printing out articles regarding bush* or calling me at work to tell me the numbers on one on-line poll or another. she now yells at the TV, screams at the radio, and mutter words that the FCC have banned at bumper stickers.

as we were leaving the theater she said "...every American should be made to sit down and watch this movie before they vote..."