Went and saw Fahrenheit 9/11 yesterday — the lines from the theatre streched for over a block, which surprised me. It disappointed me that Moore twisted facts in the first half of the film (the Bush-Bin Laden connection is very sketchy) because I think it blunted his message during the second half of the film. That message, however, was spot-on: the responsibility of putting someone’s life in danger is a grave one, and those in power owe it to those fighting to never put them at risk needlessly. Moore’s harrassing Congressmen was a bit over the top, but it made a point: if you don’t feel strongly enough about a cause to send your own son or daughter, what possible right do you have to ask someone else to?
Aside from the film, a highlight at the theatre was a lady passing out anti-Patriot Act flyers while we were standing in line. Person after person refused to take a flyer, and finally when one person turned her down she just smiled and said “All right, save the trees.”