Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11 quite ideally fits the definition of an essential movie. For, it is a movie that regards a certain time in American history that is of great importance. Fahrenheit also succeeds in the regard of a documentary. For, whatever your views, the way that it places out things and events make them sort of undebatable. There really isn't much arguing to be had against many of the things director Michael Moore offers up in his documentary. If anything, there might be some quibbles to make about his technique, and how it is almost steaming with emotion. However, these emotional moments make sense in the context of the film, and I had no problems with it. Of all of Moore's films, Fahrenheit is his most smooth, his most solid. Not only is it a great documentary in its multiple exposures, but it is a great record of a time. I do not wish to discuss the politics of the film, for that job resides within the film. Rather, it should be discussed how well the film was made by Moore (for that is overshadowed by the message). For, Fahrenheit 9/11 has been made in a very clever way. It tells a story. A story most of us already know, but in the film it dismantles the story and analyzes it. There's humor, there's silliness, there's seriousness, and there's atrocity. The film could not be constantly a downer, and so humor exists. The film could not constantly be serious or preachy, so there are numerous interviews and clips that add to the experience. Fahrenheit 9/11 is a great film, and essential due to its subject matter.