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Originally posted by Jeff
He's a great filmmaker, but I really wish he'd at least include a short disclamer warning the public that much of it is fictionalized.
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is 'fictionalized' even a word? and you know this from what direct experience or evidence? or are you just repeating what you have heard somewhere else?
politics aside, moore's documentarian principles and ethics are sound. as a documentarian, he is not bound to present opposing viewpoints as in traditional journalism. he is free to editorialize and make whatever commentary he wishes.
to say that his work is 'fictionalized' suggests to me that his situations are staged or contrived, or that he uses information that is not factual. there is no evidence of these practices, except for allegations offered by those who disagree with his politics.
on the other hand, his peers in the film world who know well the values and ethics of documentary production have honored moore with the highest awards in cinema: the academy award and the golden palm. this tends to suggest that he is quite good at his work.