Review of Manufacturing Dissent (2007) by Sarah C — 10 May 2008

Despite the fact that he popularises themes that more people should know of and take action about, I'm not particularly keen on Michael Moore. It doesn't take a genius to work out that he's only in it for the money and is driven by his very clearly egotistical personality. I've never considered his rabble rousing to be a genuine desire to effect social change or expose truth, and he clearly makes a profit off the back of other people's suffering, which I don't really have a lot of respect for.

So this documentary doesn't really tell me anything that I needed to know or hadn't heard already. It's also confusing, poorly constructed and fails to make its points coherently.

The only conclusions I can draw are that I wish Moore had some integrity and that the main criticism in this film boils down to whether or not moore is a documentary film maker, or a man making films to popularise his own political beliefs. Which is kinda petty, all things considered.