Fahrenheit 11/9 is Michael Moore's latest work, dealing with much of what is wrong with Trump's America, starting with Trump himself. I found it lacking in focus, jumping from asking how the fuck we got to a Trump presidency, to the water crisis in Flint, to the uprising of the students from Stoneman Douglas High School after the shooting there this year. All of those topics are important, Moore handles each with the usual mix of clear, blunt facts and occasional humour that are his trademarks. It's all very well done and convincing, but if there was a unifying overarching point to the film,it's just that things are really screwed up, and it will take mass action to bring about any meaningful change. That is, do not count on the Democratic Party establishment to do anything.
Moore was present for a Q & A after the screening, and seemed to bounce between hope and hopelessness. He said that he thinks Trump is not the idiot many of us think he is, but rather a true evil genius and master manipulator. If this film can inspire more Americans with a soul to vote and take action for positive change, then it will have served its purpose.
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