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Re: Good call
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by Steven Horwitz on May 30, 2004 at 9:32 AM
by Steven Horwitz on May 30, 2004 at 9:32 AM
The problems with Columbine are NOT its politics. Rather, it's that Moore has skillfully edited the film to make it look like the representation of real events, when in fact it's not. The film is full of lies and misrepresentations. Best site to visit on all of this: http://www.hardylaw.net/Truth_About_Bowling.html . Go there and decide for yourself.
Re: Good call
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by Chris Matthew Sciabarra on May 30, 2004 at 5:04 PM
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra on May 30, 2004 at 5:04 PM
Well, I have to admit it: I saw the film. I understand your apprehensions, but I gotta tell ya: It's just a science ~fiction~ film, with emphasis on the fiction. It's a typical popcorn-disaster flick, with terrific special effects and cardboard-cutout characters. The great advantage of seeing it in downtown Manhattan, however, was coming out of the theater and being reassured that the skyline you just saw destroyed is actually still standing... the Ground Zero pit, notwithstanding.
Re: Good call
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by Chris Matthew Sciabarra on May 30, 2004 at 7:45 PM
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra on May 30, 2004 at 7:45 PM
BTW, there is one classic line in the film; I can't give it to you verbatim, but I'll set it up for you.
Some of the characters have taken refuge in the NY Public Library, and they need firewood to keep themselves warm. So, they start burning books. One of the librarians jealousy guards the Gutenberg Bible as the first printed book in the Age of Reason. But the characters start to argue over which other books to burn. They argue over Nietzsche's books; another character tells them to forget Nietzsche's books, saying something like: "Start down here with all these IRS tax law books."
Got the biggest chuckle from the audience.
Some of the characters have taken refuge in the NY Public Library, and they need firewood to keep themselves warm. So, they start burning books. One of the librarians jealousy guards the Gutenberg Bible as the first printed book in the Age of Reason. But the characters start to argue over which other books to burn. They argue over Nietzsche's books; another character tells them to forget Nietzsche's books, saying something like: "Start down here with all these IRS tax law books."
Got the biggest chuckle from the audience.
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by Otto M. Kerner on May 30, 2004 at 1:19 AM