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Michael Moore Hates America
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Wikipedia article
'Michael Moore Hates America' is a documentary film directed by Michael Wilson that criticizes the work of film director Michael Moore.
It premiered September 12, 2004, in Dallas, Texas, at the American Film Renaissance film festival.
Overview
The film and its poster are patterned after Moore's film 'Roger & Me', during which Moore attempts to chase down Roger Bonham Smith for an interview. In this case, Wilson seeks an interview with Moore. Wilson also adopts other aspects of Moore's style in his efforts at satirizing Moore. For instance, Wilson interviews a mix of Americans across the country and well-known figures like conservatives Dinesh D'Souza, David Horowitz and Andrew Breitbart, liberal Albert Maysles and fellow libertarians such as Penn Jillette and Tim Slagle. Wilson revisits some of Moore's shooting locations and subjects from 'Roger & Me' and 'Bowling for Columbine', and criticizes many aspects of Moore's films by alleging they include fabrications and misrepresentations. For examples, a scene from the Moore film 'Bowling for Columbine' depicting the NRA as callous and uncaring about victims of shootings is criticized by Wilson. Wilson also criticizes a scene in 'Columbine' in which Moore enters a bank in Traverse City, Michigan, and walks out with a gun that he received as a perk for opening a deposit account, Wilson asserts that this scene is fabrication, and that Michael Moore had grossly misled, and in some cases lied, to the staff of the bank in order to get his desired shots for the 'Columbine' film. Numerous other subjects of Moore's films were later interviewed by Wilson in the 'Michael Moore Hates America' film, many of which decried Moore's work as overt propaganda, including a double-arm amputee in 'Fahrenheit 9/11' who stated on camera for Wilson, "I want nothing to do with that man [Moore] and his propaganda."
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film was found to receive a generally positive reception, with 75% of critics giving the movie favorable reviews. Some critics favored the film's examination of Moore's methods. The film was also nominated for Best Documentary from the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.
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