Recently in lessons, we have been watching a documentary which as the title of this blog suggests is called 'Fahrenheit 9/11' This documentary was all about one mans opinion on Ex-President Bush supposable used events of 9/11 to war with Iraq and Afghanistan. As a documentary goes, it follows all the conventions, such as archival footage, voiceovers, interviews and facts however it does goes against the usual conventions overall. It is essentially made through the eyes of one man, and therefore is subject to biased. Several ways it does this is by giving George Bush a negative outlook all the way through the film. Another way this is done is through the music and images that are used. At times it used for mocking individuals, such as when it shows the four leaders who are in charge of the war (George Bush, Tony Blair etc.) they are presented like they are comic book characters in a 1960's cartoon. This isn't the only way it used however, for example when upsetting and graphic images were shown, there was no warning so the audience had no time to prepare themselves to see the horrors of reality. Selective editing and is also used effectively throughout the film. For example when a politician is interviewed on his opinion about going to Iraq, his argument is quickly destroyed by a following interview with Britney Spears attempting to say the same thing but on a dumbed down scale.
Here is a link to the IMDb page for Fahrenheit 9/11: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361596/
Overall this documentary uses a good mix of persuasive elements such as selective editing, soundtracks and representation to help argue Michael Moore's case as it convinces the audience that only his argument is valid an nobody else's is.
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