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Published: September 27, 2007
Michal Moore is no stranger to controversy. He is often categorized as a radical left-wing activist who uses a camera lens to spew his liberal politics. To supporters, Michael Moore is a small-town writer from a working class family of autoworkers. To the anti Michael Moore faction, he is a rabble-rousing filmmaker who targets corporations and conservative politicians.
It is fair to branch him into both categories. Michael Moore's filmmaking and credits as the author of several books point to his passionate empathy for the working class and aversion to large corporations, globalization and gun violence. TIME Magazine even recognized Michael Moore as one of the world's 100 most influential people of 2005.
Moore's filmmaking career began with the 1989 release of the documentary "Roger & Me," which was a scathing look at the automotive industry. Moore's documentary detailed the devastating effect in Moore's hometown Flint, Michigan, when the automotive giant General Motors shut down the Flint plant in order to reopen a Mexican plant where labor costs were cheaper. "Roger & Me" was one of the highest-grossing documentary films before subsequently being replaced by Moore's 2002 release "Bowling for Columbine " and then 2004's "Fahrenheit 9/11." These documentaries are currently commercially available as DVDs.
Michael Moore's documentaries are predominately critical of government and large corporations, adapting a humorous style that is at times confrontational and unrelenting. Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" chronicled the aftermath of the September 11th tragedy in America, while taking on Moore's latest target--the Bush Administration. Moore is unapologetic in his revealing investigation into alleged links between the Bush family and America's sworn enemy Osama Bin Laden.
The polarized reaction to this film is evident in reviews of "Fahrenheit 9/11." Christopher Hitchens, Slate magazine reporter, dismissed Moore's work as a "sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness." CNN.com reviewer Paul Clinton declared the film as "a powerful, fiery film." Regardless of reviews, Michael Moore's intent is clear: to make a strong impact and be resolute while doing so. All of Moore's films resonate with a large part of the population. His work is considered gutsy in its fiery approach at getting Moore's point across. "Fahrenheit 9/11" remains the highest-grossing documentary of all time.
Michael Moore continued his radical convention in filmmaking this year with the release of "Sicko." Moore's latest documentary is aimed at the U.S. healthcare industry and his view of their failures. "Sicko" has also received the usual mixed fanfare a Michael Moore documentary receives. "Sicko" presents a disturbing picture of health care giants choosing wealth over patients' health. The film's platform covers horrifying patients' stories where the lack of health insurance and financial wealth often lead to death. MTV's Kurt Loder called the documentary "heavily doctored," but added Moore "does a real service in bringing these [patients'] stories to light." This latest documentary in Moore's film library has obtained the record of third highest-grossing documentary of film history.
Anti Michael Moore dissent has not lessened what Moore apparently sees as a personal battle against the people and/or corporations he perceives as immoral pirates raiding the U.S. of its moral conscience. As previously noted, Michael Moore has also authored several critical books over the years. Michael Moore's blatant approach of voicing his often-subjective opinion has netted him a slew of extreme critics. Authors have written books blasting Michael Moore. One example is the 2004 book "Michael Moore is a Big Fat White Stupid Man, " authored by Jason Clarke and David T. Hardy, which spent six weeks on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list. There are also anti Michael Moore online Web sites dedicated to exposing Moore as a fraud.
Moorewatch.com, according to Michael Moore, is the biggest anti Michael Moore Web site on the internet. Moore actually featured the Web site in "Sicko." Moorewatch.com is an online chronicle of the social and political moves of Michael Moore in a public message board forum that enables members to post sardonic, sarcastic counterclaims and reviews of Moore's books and DVDs.
Michael Moore is content to play the controversial role. He uses the public stage as a sounding horn for his gripes with America. In his case, no publicity is bad publicity. "Bowling for Columbine" earned the Academy Award for best documentary.
For more information about Moore, visit the official Web site MichaelMoore.com. It features the online collection of Michael Moore's body of work. Moore's award winning documentaries are available as DVDs or VHS films.
Sources:
"About." Moore Lies. 23 July 2007. 26 Sept 2007. http://moorelies.com/about.
Clinton, Paul. "Review: A Powerful, Fiery Film." CNN. 29 June 2004. 26 Sept 2007. http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/24/revie w.fahrenheit/.
Hitchens, Chris. "Unfairenheit 9/11." Slate. 21 June 2004. 26 Sept 2007. http://www.slate.com/id/2102723/.
Loder, Kurt. "Sicko: Heavily Doctored." MTV. 29 June 2007. 26 Sept 2007. http://mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1563758/story. jhtml.
"Michael Moore." Moore Watch. 26 Sept 2007. 26 Sept 2007. http://moorewatch.com/.
"Micheal Moore." Micheal Moore. 26 Sept 2007. 26 Sept 2007. http://www.michaelmoore.com.
Moore's filmmaking career began with the 1989 release of the documentary "Roger & Me," which was a scathing look at the automotive industry. Moore's documentary detailed the devastating effect in Moore's hometown Flint, Michigan, when the automotive giant General Motors shut down the Flint plant in order to reopen a Mexican plant where labor costs were cheaper. "Roger & Me" was one of the highest-grossing documentary films before subsequently being replaced by Moore's 2002 release "Bowling for Columbine " and then 2004's "Fahrenheit 9/11." These documentaries are currently commercially available as DVDs.
Michael Moore's documentaries are predominately critical of government and large corporations, adapting a humorous style that is at times confrontational and unrelenting. Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" chronicled the aftermath of the September 11th tragedy in America, while taking on Moore's latest target--the Bush Administration. Moore is unapologetic in his revealing investigation into alleged links between the Bush family and America's sworn enemy Osama Bin Laden.
The polarized reaction to this film is evident in reviews of "Fahrenheit 9/11." Christopher Hitchens, Slate magazine reporter, dismissed Moore's work as a "sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness." CNN.com reviewer Paul Clinton declared the film as "a powerful, fiery film." Regardless of reviews, Michael Moore's intent is clear: to make a strong impact and be resolute while doing so. All of Moore's films resonate with a large part of the population. His work is considered gutsy in its fiery approach at getting Moore's point across. "Fahrenheit 9/11" remains the highest-grossing documentary of all time.
Michael Moore continued his radical convention in filmmaking this year with the release of "Sicko." Moore's latest documentary is aimed at the U.S. healthcare industry and his view of their failures. "Sicko" has also received the usual mixed fanfare a Michael Moore documentary receives. "Sicko" presents a disturbing picture of health care giants choosing wealth over patients' health. The film's platform covers horrifying patients' stories where the lack of health insurance and financial wealth often lead to death. MTV's Kurt Loder called the documentary "heavily doctored," but added Moore "does a real service in bringing these [patients'] stories to light." This latest documentary in Moore's film library has obtained the record of third highest-grossing documentary of film history.
Anti Michael Moore dissent has not lessened what Moore apparently sees as a personal battle against the people and/or corporations he perceives as immoral pirates raiding the U.S. of its moral conscience. As previously noted, Michael Moore has also authored several critical books over the years. Michael Moore's blatant approach of voicing his often-subjective opinion has netted him a slew of extreme critics. Authors have written books blasting Michael Moore. One example is the 2004 book "Michael Moore is a Big Fat White Stupid Man, " authored by Jason Clarke and David T. Hardy, which spent six weeks on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list. There are also anti Michael Moore online Web sites dedicated to exposing Moore as a fraud.
Moorewatch.com, according to Michael Moore, is the biggest anti Michael Moore Web site on the internet. Moore actually featured the Web site in "Sicko." Moorewatch.com is an online chronicle of the social and political moves of Michael Moore in a public message board forum that enables members to post sardonic, sarcastic counterclaims and reviews of Moore's books and DVDs.
Michael Moore is content to play the controversial role. He uses the public stage as a sounding horn for his gripes with America. In his case, no publicity is bad publicity. "Bowling for Columbine" earned the Academy Award for best documentary.
For more information about Moore, visit the official Web site MichaelMoore.com. It features the online collection of Michael Moore's body of work. Moore's award winning documentaries are available as DVDs or VHS films.
Sources:
"About." Moore Lies. 23 July 2007. 26 Sept 2007. http://moorelies.com/about.
Clinton, Paul. "Review: A Powerful, Fiery Film." CNN. 29 June 2004. 26 Sept 2007. http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/24/revie w.fahrenheit/.
Hitchens, Chris. "Unfairenheit 9/11." Slate. 21 June 2004. 26 Sept 2007. http://www.slate.com/id/2102723/.
Loder, Kurt. "Sicko: Heavily Doctored." MTV. 29 June 2007. 26 Sept 2007. http://mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1563758/story. jhtml.
"Michael Moore." Moore Watch. 26 Sept 2007. 26 Sept 2007. http://moorewatch.com/.
"Micheal Moore." Micheal Moore. 26 Sept 2007. 26 Sept 2007. http://www.michaelmoore.com.
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