MOVIE REVIEW - Fahrenheit 9/11

Controversy... What Controversy? 
 
Before I review this movie, I would like to announce that on the basis of majority, Avinash and I have decided to change the reviewing marks from 5 to 10, to give a better understanding of how good the movie/book/whatever is.  

Name of Movie : Fahrenheit 9/11  

Director : Michael Moore  

Running Time : 122 Minutes  

Genre : Documentary  

UAE Rating : PG (surprisingly)  

My Rating : 9/10  

Review : The first time I saw Michael Moore was on the First Anniversary of September 11th, and I remember that because I went to see 'Austin Powers in Goldmember' later on in the evening with Avi.  

I saw him on the BBC, and they were having some sort of debate on the whole handling of the crisis. It surprised me to see a large, fat, rather scruffily dressed man sitting on the panel of guests.  

It was there that I heard of his book 'Stupid White Men', and from then on, I've been 'Moore and Moore' surprised every time this guy does something.  

Watching this movie was very weird, because a lot of the things shown in this movie are what he's written in his aforementioned book. It was like watching a different type of movie-based-on-the-book movie.  

This movie is very real. The stuff he's shown here is mind-boggling, the facts he puts forward are fantastic, and the way he seems to mix humour with the serious art of documentary film making shows you this guy isn't just an idiot with a video camera.  
 
Now, living in this part of the world, I still have to meet somebody who loves Bush. If anything this movie has made my negative sentiments regarding Bush even stronger.  

Now what is even 'Moore' (okay I think I'd better stop that) surprising, is the fact that this movie wasn't really all that censored when I saw. Either the UAE Censor Board have managed to censor the movie without it looking odd and disjointed, or else, they've become really, really liberal. This movie wasn't only a test for the MPAA, but also for the Censor Board here.  

I absolutely love the way Moore makes Bush look like an absolute FOOL! It's amazing the way he's able to move the entire documentary over the span of around 3 years without making it boring.  

Touching at times, infuriating at others, this is a movie which you should watch. Regardless of whether you agree with Moore's point of view or not, if you want to watch a high quality movie, a movie that will unleash a barrage of emotions within you, a movie that will (I hope) make changes in society, you must watch this movie. It's about time people started making bold movies which are ACTUALLY bold because they show people what they don't see but SHOULD see, and not because they show a whole lot of violence and sex.

It's like a typical Bollywood 'Masala' movie. It has violence, comedy, emotions, drama... Only thing is there is no Hero who saves the day at the end. The scary thing is that this isn't a movie... It's all real.