Flutterby™! : Fahrenheit 9/11 - Dan's take

So after our thread of speculation about the movie, Charlene and I finally got out to see Fahrenheit 9/11 yestderday evening. My first reaction on walking out of the theater was that it was a more powerful movie than I thought it was going to be, but after a bit of discussion and the distance of a good night's sleep, I've gotta say I'm somewhat disappointed.

I didn't expect any new information. In fact on that front the movie seemed rather light. The most powerful part for me during the movie was seeing the rehab hospital, yet with a little distance I realized that there was no indication of how many soldiers were ending up there, and so (while I'm fairly sure there are a lot) I fee like I've been manipulated.

The images of our leaders partying with the bin Lad(e|i)ns were interesting to see, but it would have been cooler if there'd been a little more of the tie-together that Dubya is closer to the leaders of al Qaeda than Saddam Hussein ever was. Alas, it seems like Moore once again gets bogged down in some of the easy shots without digging deeper.

So you should see it, because it's a cultural landmark and a good reference point going into the election no matter what your politics, but it's not going to change the world.