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Originally posted by PlawsWorth
[b]I have read some parts of the websites text. To me the whole part about if the movie is documentary or not, doesn't consern me since you can discuss that on and off forever and diffrent people have diffrent views on what a documentary is. The Academy has it's own. [/q]
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Well, the problem is that most filmmakers try very had to make informative films about very boring things, and they can't possibly compete with a piece that is entertaining and provocative but not educational.
But then again, I can't argue with the Academy. I'm a huge fan of domestic and international film (sadly, I've never seen a Swedish movie), but didn't bother to watch the Oscars.
As for the statistics on gun deaths, that was the part of the movie Moore lost me. He gave raw numbers on gun deaths, when even the worst journalist should know it means nothing unless it's per capita.
*Of course* Germany has fewer gun deaths than the US. We outnumber then almost ten times over. Tell me what percentage of people die of guns, because only that number is useful. It's not like that would be *less* shocking to me.
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Moore doesn't have the solution or the proof of what is the exact evil behind all. But he trying to bring the question in to the light so people as us and others can discuss it . . .
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He was. In fact, I'm almost sure he had good intentions. He's a bit of a nutcase, I think, and he has the journalistic integrity (and demeanor) of a stand-up comedian. But I think he is sincere, and a good filmmaker. He had a very clever idea and he was very persuasive in displaying it.
His problem is that he does not do research and he manipulates facts to tell a better story. I haven't forgiven Disney for doing so in its early nature shows (like making about 5 billion people think very seriously that lemmings run off cliffs) and I won't forgive Moore either.
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