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05/22/2004 Archived Entry: "Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' wins Cannes award"

Posted by steve @ 03:34 PM EST [Link]

THIS WAS SO PREDICTABLE I SHOULD HAVE PUT MONEY ON IT: Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" today won the Cannes Palme d'Or.

While "Fahrenheit 9/11" was well-received by Cannes audiences, many critics felt it was inferior to Moore's Academy Award-winning documentary "Bowling for Columbine," which earned him a special prize at Cannes in 2002. Some critics had speculated that if "Fahrenheit 9/11" won the top prize, it would be more for the film's politics than its cinematic value.

With Moore's customary blend of humor and horror, "Fahrenheit 9/11" accuses the Bush camp of stealing the 2000 election, overlooking terrorism warnings before September 11 and fanning fears of more attacks to secure Americans' support for the Iraq war.

If it was inferior to "Bowling for Columbine," which had so many factual errors -- deliberate or otherwise -- that attaching the term 'documentary' to it was an act of chuztpah, than it's obvious that "Fahrenheit 9/11" won simply because of its politics. And wow, Bush stole the election! I never heard that one before.

Read on.