tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post5042274240047289858..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Birth of a CareerSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-14866049208333798962012-01-30T23:23:07.417-06:002012-01-30T23:23:07.417-06:00Moore was once a damn good filmmaker, and this fil...Moore was once a damn good filmmaker, and this film is proof of that. I'd like to see him get back to films like this instead of massaging his ego in public.<br /><br />He's still got it in him somewhere.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-24152677371008508952012-01-30T16:20:09.190-06:002012-01-30T16:20:09.190-06:00"I take Moore's critics with an entire co..."I take Moore's critics with an entire container of salt.", Well said Steve. <br /><br />When it comes to time line playing most Doc directors do it even though they might have honest intentions and a wiev on it that its not that story altering. However, from a story/narrative POV its almost always necessary. <br /><br />I prefer this one to his later films mostly because it feels more genuine (less Moore in front of the camera clowning off) and more on a personal level when taking the side of the people of Flint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-10341549551415108392012-01-27T07:08:33.815-06:002012-01-27T07:08:33.815-06:00Oh, I take Moore's critics with an entire cont...Oh, I take Moore's critics with an entire container of salt. My political views side with Moore more often than not, which is why I get so disappointed with him some times. I <i>want</i> to trust what he says.<br /><br />The charge that he plays with timelines in all of his films does come from the extreme right--but the fact that he's done it at all does call his integrity into question. I wish it didn't.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-33590375354513792632012-01-26T22:44:05.300-06:002012-01-26T22:44:05.300-06:00I liked this film a lot and it was my introduction...I liked this film a lot and it was my introduction to Moore, too. Did you see the follow-up "Pets or Meat: A Return to Flint"? It wasn't a full length movie. I believe it was made for TV.<br /><br />A couple of points: I do not believe Moore played with the timeline of the meeting shutting down for two reasons. The first is that the charge that he does this in all his films is being presented by people that have just as big an agenda as Moore, except that theirs is anti-Moore and his is anti-big business. The second is they actually show the CEO gloating over Moore's stunned expression when he abruptly closes the meeting.<br /><br />As for Moore having changed his style - I don't see that at all. To me, his first film is just as liberal as his last. Roger & Me targets Big Car Companies, Bowling for Columbine targets Big Media, Fahrenheit 9/11 targets Big Government, Sicko targets Big Medicine, etc. All of them are about the abuses against individuals these organizations conduct simply because of the power they have to do so.<br /><br />If you are going to take Moore's opinions with a grain of salt (which you should), you also have to take the anti-Moore opinions with just as much salt. (If you haven't seen Sicko, Moore actually addresses one of his harshest critics, and in a way you may not expect.)Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.com