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Fahrenheit 11/9 (2018)

Rate: 7
Viewed: 1/20

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1/20: Although compelling, Fahrenheit 11/9 is lazy by Michael Moore's standards.

It's understandable because he's getting old, has run out of tricks, and is still quite fat. None of his stuff has ever produced sweeping changes. Hell, I didn't know he made a documentary, and it took me a full year to find out. The proof is in the pudding: Fahrenheit 9/11 grossed $119 million domestically while it's mere $6 million for Fahrenheit 11/9.

For starters, Fahrenheit 11/9 is all over the map. First, it talks about how the mess started with Gwen Stefani by giving Donald Trump motivation to run for president. I was like, "How...?" The theory goes like this: she was making more money from The Voice than him on The Apprentice, so he got to thinking about bigger things. Uh, whatever. The truth is: Trump had flirted with the idea for three decades. I was surprised he finally did it.

Then, it goes on by giving me a rundown of what happened during the 2016 Presidential Election. After that, I'm oddly transported to Flint, Michigan, the site of a major water crisis. All of a sudden, it's the aftermath of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Then, I'm back to Donald Trump's unusual mannerisms which makes him less worthy of the presidential image. Right away, it's a trip to West Virginia for a teachers' strike. Finally, it's back to Donald Trump, but this time, Hitler references are made.

It's all strange to me...this lazy filmmaking. So, Michael Moore, what are you getting at? That Donald Trump molests his daughter? I don't know what it has to do with me. That's for the law enforcement to deal with. As for the residents of Flint, the simple solution is: move the hell out and never look back. Sheesh, the city has been dying since the days of Roger & Me, and I can't believe Michael is still obsessed with it.

The teachers' strike? These people are so weak that they gave up early, settling for little, and accomplished nothing of significance. As a result, they got a 5% pay raise, so what's that, $1,500 which will be mostly gone through tax? Hey, babysitters-in-lieu-of-teachers...want a true fix? Leave, and never return to work under any circumstances. Once the salary goes up to $100,000 range, real changes will be made in education with many intelligent people coming back into the fold as long as they have the right to operate on their own without interference from the administration and are allowed to discipline as they see fit while throwing out the undesirables for good.

The reason why Hilter came to power is that the Germans were living in severe economic depression due to the Versailles Treaty as punishment for starting WWI and were looking for a way out, setting up the Jews as a perfect scapegoat for their problems. Now, remember this: Trump was voted in; the only way to get rid of him is vote for somebody else, and the same goes for the rest of the government officials. Honestly, what did you expect from Barack Obama? He's a politician who's bought and paid for by corporations just like Hillary Clinton.

I don't about school shootings nowadays. Guns serve no useful purpose and thus shouldn't be sold to the public anymore. The real threat to the U.S. today is the application of liberal ideas which pervades everywhere. They sound good in theory but are impractical, waste money, and have little to no evidence of success on a large scale. Slavery reparations, tuition-free college, student-centered learning, war on poverty, and ignoring the reality of IQ are some of these examples.

To tell you the truth, I haven't been watching or reading the news for many, many years. It's all fake crap that's filled with negativity and opinions. The champion of news reporting, CNN lost credibility two decades ago; the same is said for other media outlets. I didn't vote during the 2016 Presidential Election because there's nobody worthy and it's going to be more of the same. If you think I complain, I don't. I pay taxes, am a productive member of society, and mind my own business. Once I do that, the world becomes an easier place to live in. So, what I saw in Fahrenheit 11/9 is, quite frankly, news to me, helping me catch up on the current events, yet I feel that I've missed nothing important.

All in all, worth $50 million today and a capitalist at heart who owns nine houses, Michael Moore is irrelevant.