Fahrenheit 11/9

Critical Score:  100

Starring:  Michael Moore, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Director and Producer:  Michael Moore

Michael Moore has created another great documentary.  This is his best yet.  He breaks down how and where the democratic process went wrong, who was involved and the extreme dangers of the current administration.  It was enlightening to learn that Bernie Sanders may have really won the Democratic Primary; to learn the dangers of candidates accepting money from large corporations and millionaire / billionaire special interest donors among both the democrats and republicans; to learn about the joke of the Obama press conference during the Flint water crisis.

Michael Moore highlights the statements made by Donald Trump of ending term limits and possibly not even having an election in 2020.  He also parallels the current Trump administration to the political and economic environment of Germany in the early / late 1930’s and illustrates the extremely disturbing similarities of these two critical points in time.  Moore again highlights Trump’s view of how great the President of China is and how he is President “for life” and that maybe we (meaning the U.S.) should try this too…. of course all in a joking manner (Now), but it looks like Trump wants to plant the seed for possibilities later on — not so funny.  Moore talks to Parkland students; the impact they have had and the progress they continue to try to make amidst the corruption, funding and deep pockets of the NRA.  Above all Mr. Moore describes a democracy that may not even really be a democracy and how the U.S. desperately needs to change in many ways to become a much more democratic, accountable and fair society.

 

 

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