When it comes to 911 and gun control, Michael Moore's point of view and mine are about as similar as a dragon is to a dragon slayer. That's right, we have opposing views. Micheal produces hot fire breathing propaganda. However, from what I have seen of his award winning documentaries, he's got some obvious and subtle chinks in his armour. That being said, when it comes to Michael's essay, "Idiot Nation", in which he reduces the American education system to ash and rubble, I just might be a dragon rider (albeit, a wary dragon rider).
Michael's use of sarcasm, satire, and some times very irreverent humor (okay, so it's most of the time), immediately sucked this dragon slayer into his essay. Michael, in this case, was no idiot. Others of my generation (that is, the ones who actually pay attention to the happenings in these United States) who have gone through the current education system will appreciate Michael's dark sense of humor and will relate with Michael's personal experiences. The truth is that even the uneducated and unaware will be drawn to Michael's side if only for the reason of the statistics mixed with humor in his essay. However, just as a dragon will draw the attention of the mighty, I believe that the many victims of Michael's fire will be willing to empty the king's coffers to bring him down.
Michael does not hold back when it comes to ridiculing and placing blame on those who he believes are responsible for the current education system as well as for creating a nation of idiots. Few in places of power are exempt from his fiery wrath. Even though many would agree that Michael should burn everything in sight and that a good revolutionist shouldn't hold back, his radicalism may lose supporters (actually there is no doubt it will). In fact, Michael's tendency to fabricate some of his facts (the chinks in his armour), as well as his radical solutions to fixing problems, and his cry to his would be minions to rise up in aggressive protest, are the reasons that make even I - a wary dragon rider.
That is spot on!! I have long heard that Michael moore is a very controversial writer. And thus I was naturally wary of reading any of his works. But being told that reading his work was a requirement, I have learned that I shouldn't be so quick to judge. This article is very refreshing!
ReplyDeleteI so agree. I've seen some of Moore's other stuff that I couldn't stand, but I couldn't help but agree with this essay pretty much 100%
ReplyDeleteI love how you point out, "Michael's tendency to fabricate some of his facts". I am really unfamiliar with michael moore and his works, but as I was reading this article i kept feeling like Moore was getting carried away and making stuff up. This could be seen as a bad thing, but I thought it worked in the article.
ReplyDeleteGreat analogy in this post. I hope to hear you verbally articulate some of your ideas and thoughts in class tonight.
ReplyDeleteThis was a really fun response to read. You gave it a lot of personality without distracting from the points you were trying to make.
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