My opinions of Michael Moore's films have not changed, however my opinion of Michael Moore has changed. I understand all documentarians decide what footage is going to be placed into their films, and editing is a key process of this, however I feel as if Moore has left out some key components he discovered while making some of his documentaries. I still enjoy his films as they are very entertaining and send a very powerful message, however after watching Manufacturing Dissent I feel as if Moore is keen on leaving out some very powerful opinions and facts he discovered while making his films.
1. Describe the ways different people in the Documentary behaved, or the kinds of values and beliefs they displayed. Describe an element from the film to support your opinion.
I feel as if the writers of this documentary were all ganging up on Michael Moore. They all believed he was stretching the truth or lying about numerous facts he had found and put in his documentaries. An example was when the filming crew was going to Moore's pep rallies in which he wanted the president George Bush removed from office. He was very adamant about his opinions of Bush which was made very clear in his pep rallies. In the documentary when they were showing these rallies, they would constantly cut to pedestrians opinions of Moore. Most of the pedestrians who they interviewed, and decided to show in the documentary were either against Moore or in general didn't particularly like him.
2. How much do you agree or disagree with the ways in which they behaved, or the kinds of values and beliefs they displayed? Explain your feelings and point of view by describing an element to support your opinion.
I think the people in the documentary behaved as would be expected. They all made a film about Michael Moore and the different things he has done after he has become famous as a result of his documentaries. Those things being good or bad were all expressed in the documentary Manufacturing Dissent. I personally think the writers of Manufacturing Dissent didn't think very highly of Moore, as throughout most of this documentary they were constantly finding faults in his actions. This was very clearly shown in the documentary, which I think is fine because I believe everyone is entitled to have an opinion
I think the people in the documentary behaved as would be expected. They all made a film about Michael Moore and the different things he has done after he has become famous as a result of his documentaries. Those things being good or bad were all expressed in the documentary Manufacturing Dissent. I personally think the writers of Manufacturing Dissent didn't think very highly of Moore, as throughout most of this documentary they were constantly finding faults in his actions. This was very clearly shown in the documentary, which I think is fine because I believe everyone is entitled to have an opinion
3. Was there anything about the Documentary that was biased or omitted? If there was, why do you think things may have been left out.
There was some biased opinions in the documentary. Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine (the people who made this film) also had to edit their documentary. How do we know if they are leaving out key facts or opinions from this documentary? The answer is we don't. I don't think they should be running after Moore saying he is a liar and leaves parts out of his documentaries (editing, which all documentarians have to do), because we don't know what parts they are showing us and which parts they decided to cut. Now I am not targeting Debbie Melnyk or Rick Caine I am simply countering their argument, by asking them the same question they asked of Moore in this documentary.
There was some biased opinions in the documentary. Debbie Melnyk and Rick Caine (the people who made this film) also had to edit their documentary. How do we know if they are leaving out key facts or opinions from this documentary? The answer is we don't. I don't think they should be running after Moore saying he is a liar and leaves parts out of his documentaries (editing, which all documentarians have to do), because we don't know what parts they are showing us and which parts they decided to cut. Now I am not targeting Debbie Melnyk or Rick Caine I am simply countering their argument, by asking them the same question they asked of Moore in this documentary.
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