Fahrenheit 11/9

This isn't quite the film it was billed as. Yes, it has its parts attacking Donald Trump, but Michael Moore is too good a filmmaker to simply do a Trump takedown. This film is much more of "how did we get into this nightmare?" and "how do we get out of this nightmare?"

I would not put it up there with Bowling For Columbine or Fahrenheit 9/11. This one is a little all over the place. Lots of digression.

There is a lot of material here, particularly the Trump stuff, that I've seen or heard. Maybe not pieced together just this way.

The best stuff here is when Moore gets more focused. There is a lot here about the Flint water crisis that is very infuriating. And the material dealing with strikers and protestors should be mandatory viewing for the circle jerker types who think these people are all lazy or ignorant.

Moore has always been willing to go after Democrats, not that his haters acknowledge this, but he has never been harder on the left. Hillary, Pelosi, even Obama get slammed pretty hard here for the part they played in leading us to Trump. I don't agree that centrist dems are a problem on the same level as the GOP, not even close, but they are not free from blame for this current mess.

It's not top level Michael Moore. It's a lot more of an angry, kind of somber film. There aren't many of Moore's humorous touches or stunts. It's not that kind of film. Moore knows this country is in deep danger and his film reflects that.

I hope the film succeeds in any small way in firing up voters, so he never has to make a film like this again.

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