Monday, December 13, 2004
Quote of the Year
To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would almost be to promote those terms to the level of respectability. To describe this film as a piece of crap would be to run the risk of a discourse that would never again rise above the excremental. To describe it as an exercise in facile crowd-pleasing would be too obvious. Fahrenheit 9/11 is a sinister exercise in moral frivolity, crudely disguised as an exercise in seriousness. It is also a spectacle of abject political cowardice masking itself as a demonstration of "dissenting" bravery.
Cristopher Hitchens talking about Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 911. This is the best quote of the year in my opinion because it is ruthless, it is timely and encapsulates many people's opinion of the movie.
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