SICKO

When watching these types of movies, which I don't really consider documentaries, but very biased, opinionated, directors point of view getting shoved down your throat-mentaries, you have to think about these situations for yourself and don't get caught up and brain washed by the facts and stories they are telling you. Yes they are giving you facts, but they aren't giving you the whole story on those facts, or only half the fact and leaving out the ands, buts and or's. They touch on this in the article Out of Focus and explain many ways how they seem to bend the truth.

Perfect example is Sicko by Michael Moore. Moore loves finding the worst case scenario from the side he disagrees with and the best case scenario from the side he does agree with and compares them. And while we are sitting here watching that, he wants us to think, Oh my goodness, how can we be doing that to our people, while other countries have it so great and have no problems with health care.

After so long of watching it I just continued to sit there every time he showed and American family or person and thought about all of the other people in this country that dont have any problems with the health care. Yes I'm sure the health care plan in the US is far from perfect and has some work to do, but the way Moore makes it seem is every family in the US is in a situation like this, or end up in a situation like that, which is not true.

One of the parts that really got underneath my skin was when he pulls up to Guantanomo Bay with a boat full of people and starts yelling at the guards in the tower. This is one of the most rediculous things he could have done. I kind of wish his boat would have hit a mine or he would have got sniped out of his boat for trespassing or something. And if he thinks its so great living with fidel and the crew, he should just stay down there and see how long he can make it with out a Big Mac.

When I read the article Sicko: Heavily Doctored there is a part in that article that I never thought of, they go on to talk about how Moore never says what the problem with the US health program is, he just complains about it with out pin-pointing the problem, which basically means he isnt really sure what the problem is either. They also mention about France's health care system and how it seemed to good to be true, which it was. How they are in deficit of 2.7 billion dollars.

The Matrix

I remember watching the Matrix when it first came out and not really understanding it but just thinking it was cool because of all the special effects and fighting and guns, but this time around I actually understood what was going on, and why it was going on.

The special effects in this film are one of a kind and were pretty groundbreaking back in the day if I remember correctly. The thing that really set them over the edge was the slow motion of the bullets. Also all the figthing and jumping and action stuff was pretty cool but the bullets were definitely something never seen before.

After reading the article I can see where the guy is coming from when he compares Neo to Jesus. Which is pretty obvious when you think about it. Neo is the chosen one selected to save the human race. Sounds a lot like Jesus's story. Also they compare Morpheus to John the Baptist, Trinity to Mary Magdalene, and Cypher to Judas. The article also says something about the most fundamental problem according to Buddhism is our ignorance of existential reality. Which relates a lot to the Matrix.

After watching the Matrix for the second time I began to enjoy it more and more as it went on. Its cinematography really sucks you into the movie and is very well planned out. The story line is deep and makes you think. And once again the special effects and action are a step ahead of the rest.