I'm sure we've all heard of the oscar winning "documentary" by now and Director Micheal Moore's unexplainable popularity. Anyhoo, I'm doing research for a paper on another topic and I happened upon this; I think my favorite quote is "As a matter of style, Moore's works have always tended toward disorganization; as one commentator put it, he wanders about like magpie, picking up anything shiny and sticking it into his nest, wherever it might fit." Anyhoo, talk amongst yourselves until I finish my projects. ;-;not allowed
Moore is one of many directors who are causing many places to rethink (or change their rules) as to what a "documentary" really is.
In Moore's case, it isn't an issue of being one-sided. It's more that he has a point to prove or an opinion to show, and he's going to show it through the means at his disposal. So if that means juxtaposing video of former GM workers being thrown out during the holiday season while Roger Smith et al are enjoying the fruits of their positions, even if the timeline doesn't exactly match, then so be it. In essence, it's a sort of propaganda for the 21st century.
That being said, I tend to enjoy his movies (at least the "documentary" ones), and even agree with much of the ideas (or ideals) that he presents.
In Moore's case, it isn't an issue of being one-sided. It's more that he has a point to prove or an opinion to show, and he's going to show it through the means at his disposal. So if that means juxtaposing video of former GM workers being thrown out during the holiday season while Roger Smith et al are enjoying the fruits of their positions, even if the timeline doesn't exactly match, then so be it. In essence, it's a sort of propaganda for the 21st century.
That being said, I tend to enjoy his movies (at least the "documentary" ones), and even agree with much of the ideas (or ideals) that he presents.
