Comments on: John "Robot Johnny" Martz’s Poster for “Manufacturing Dissent” http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/03/06/john-robot-johnny-martzs-poster-for-%e2%80%9cmanufacturing-dissent%e2%80%9d/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:00:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/03/06/john-robot-johnny-martzs-poster-for-%e2%80%9cmanufacturing-dissent%e2%80%9d/#comment-8898 Anonymous Tue, 06 Mar 2007 16:14:56 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/03/06/john-robot-johnny-martzs-poster-for-%e2%80%9cmanufacturing-dissent%e2%80%9d/#comment-8898 Moore, in his approach to interviews, always implies that people who don't want to to be interviewed and who set up a number of obstacles to being interviewed are dishonest, scheming, self-serving people with something to hide. That's his stock in trade, which makes it all the more interesting that he's not willing to swallow his own medicine. There's also the matter of the fact that documentary seems to encourage something that seems to be regularly discouraged on both sides of the political fence these days: a little honest, non self-aggrandizing self-examination. In fact, it's probably that aspect of the film that <em>really</em> interests me. Moore, in his approach to interviews, always implies that people who don’t want to to be interviewed and who set up a number of obstacles to being interviewed are dishonest, scheming, self-serving people with something to hide. That’s his stock in trade, which makes it all the more interesting that he’s not willing to swallow his own medicine.

There’s also the matter of the fact that documentary seems to encourage something that seems to be regularly discouraged on both sides of the political fence these days: a little honest, non self-aggrandizing self-examination. In fact, it’s probably that aspect of the film that really interests me.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/03/06/john-robot-johnny-martzs-poster-for-%e2%80%9cmanufacturing-dissent%e2%80%9d/#comment-8897 Anonymous Tue, 06 Mar 2007 15:47:37 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2007/03/06/john-robot-johnny-martzs-poster-for-%e2%80%9cmanufacturing-dissent%e2%80%9d/#comment-8897 I'm confused. I like Michael Moore's stuff; I'm glad he's there. I've been disappointed by him (the Heston stuff is a prime example) but generally I take the pragmatic/optimistic view on him. He's not a saint in my eyes, so I watched the trailer prepared for the worst. Maybe I blinked, but I didn't see anything in that video that seemed particularly damning. That he doesn't want to be interviewed doesn't seem to justify a whole movie. What about the clip really turned you on? I’m confused.
I like Michael Moore’s stuff; I’m glad he’s there. I’ve been disappointed by him (the Heston stuff is a prime example) but generally I take the pragmatic/optimistic view on him. He’s not a saint in my eyes, so I watched the trailer prepared for the worst.
Maybe I blinked, but I didn’t see anything in that video that seemed particularly damning. That he doesn’t want to be interviewed doesn’t seem to justify a whole movie.
What about the clip really turned you on?

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