Review of Manufacturing Dissent (2007) by Cole M — 05 Feb 2011

Not great and doesn't hit the same points that Mike Wilson's "Michael Moore Hates America" film but there's one part that really hits the point across. Much like most politicians and powerful people do when they're faced with tough questions or put under the microscope, there's a scene that stands out. The filmmaker and her crew are kicked out of attending a Moore event by Moore's own sister because they're filming for "commercial use." The filmmaker brings up that all television networks: ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN, MSNBC can be argued are 'commercial-use' because all footage they use is technically for their own personal use. They wreck the filmmaker's camera and toss them out.

Now... if you were for all points of view than why would you tell someone to leave? And he is good at dodging questions and giving quick, evasive answers and replies. Sure, he's trying to defend his work, but he claims he's staying true to his self and his beliefs, but technically he is a sell-out. He hates corporate America but yet he went to Hollywood to become famous (yes, one of those evil capitalists he rebels against). He claims he's speaking the truth but yet countless films, Internet sources, writers, etc. have proven how fictitious his movies are.

I will give the guy credit for the sole fact that he has a right to his views and to make the movies he wants to make because he is an American and has the right to speak his mind, but if you're trying to be some figurehead whom wants change in America or be a voice for people, you probably should learn to answer your critics, to accept all points of views or be moderate in your approach, and lastly if you're a "against the system"-kind of crusader don't sell out to the system you so humbly rebel against.