Fahrenheit 9/11, a documentary directed by Michael Moore, is a political film about the war on terror and the reasons behind the U.S.A’s military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. The film opens with the 2000 U.S. presidential election, questioning the legitimacy of George W. Bush’s win in Florida against Al Gore. Gore is the frontrunner until Fox News predicts Bush as the winner, causing all other networks to retract their previous statements about Gore and agree with Fox News. It is then revealed the man responsible for calling Fox News’ predictions about the winner is the first cousin of Bush. Moore also suggests fraud was committed as Bush won in Florida by a slight percentage – a state of which his brother is governor of, and the woman
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The purpose of bombing Afghanistan was to find where Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda were hiding out, yet Bush sent very few troops and allowed bin Laden a two months head start. In the end, bin Laden was able to get away and the only thing the invasion of Afghanistan achieved was an agreement to build a pipeline running through Afghanistan. This pipeline benefitted UNOCAL, the corporation that was Bush’s biggest campaign funder. Bush justified the Iraq War on the basis that Suddam Hussein, the president of Iraq, had connections with Al-Qaeda, as well as developed nuclear weapons, both things Moore declared to be untrue. Meanwhile, the American and Saudi Arabian companies that had supported Bush were making billions of dollars through the war. It is certainly suspicious that the biggest benefiters of the war were also Bush supporters; it makes sense, then, that Bush’s “unhealthy” relationship with these corporations influenced his decision to go to war …show more content…
Though incredibly biased, Moore was a compelling storyteller with a good mixture of funny and serious moments in the film. It was an interesting look at Bush’s presidency and the war on terror that was both entertaining and enlightening. With such a controversial political issue and message, Moore did a wonderful job with proving his argument in an engaging and persuasive manner. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the
The purpose of bombing Afghanistan was to find where Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda were hiding out, yet Bush sent very few troops and allowed bin Laden a two months head start. In the end, bin Laden was able to get away and the only thing the invasion of Afghanistan achieved was an agreement to build a pipeline running through Afghanistan. This pipeline benefitted UNOCAL, the corporation that was Bush’s biggest campaign funder. Bush justified the Iraq War on the basis that Suddam Hussein, the president of Iraq, had connections with Al-Qaeda, as well as developed nuclear weapons, both things Moore declared to be untrue. Meanwhile, the American and Saudi Arabian companies that had supported Bush were making billions of dollars through the war. It is certainly suspicious that the biggest benefiters of the war were also Bush supporters; it makes sense, then, that Bush’s “unhealthy” relationship with these corporations influenced his decision to go to war …show more content…
Though incredibly biased, Moore was a compelling storyteller with a good mixture of funny and serious moments in the film. It was an interesting look at Bush’s presidency and the war on terror that was both entertaining and enlightening. With such a controversial political issue and message, Moore did a wonderful job with proving his argument in an engaging and persuasive manner. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the