I went today to take a short, informal interview for a possible new job. While driving home from my pseudo-interview, I got to thinking that I didn’t really want to go home and do laundry. So, I whipped out my hand-dandy cell phone and called up Cinemark to see what time Fahrenheit 9/11 was playing. I have been curious about this film, and was really the only person that I know of who would really go see it. As it turns out, there was a showing in about 15 minutes and I was less than a mile away from the exit. So, I made a detour, grabbed a ticket, nachos and a soda for lunch at the snack bar, and proceeded to watch Michael Moore’s political drama unfold for the next 2 hours.
I really wouldn’t consider myself too political of a person. Sure, I disagree with a lot of what the government does, but it is my belief that the old adage “1 vote makes a difference” is bullshit. The government is corrupt and there’s nothing anyone can do about it. So, we just try and keep is more corrupt in certain areas and a little more “for the people” in others. Anyway, although the movie is obviously bias, it does raise some very good and valid points that need some explaining. I’m not going to go into them here, if you’re curious, go see the flick! I will however say that after seeing this I have a hard time really understanding the current state of this country. Before, I thought I knew why we were at war and what we were at war for. But after seeing the past 2 years summed up in a sleek 2 hour package, the waters become very murky. The reasons that I thought we were in Iraq, don’t seem to be the reasons that we are there. I can now understand why this got a 15 minute standing ovation at Cannes. Although it is definitely anti-Bush, it really should be required watching for all high school students. This really shows some of the failures of government, and how those failures can and will turn into chaos if not carefully checked. If you think we are really living in “the home of the brave”, go see this flick and then talk to me afterwards. I think things may surprise you a bit.
