you guys keep ignoring a simple fact...
is there a political message to what is being called a "documentary"?
yes?
no?
If yes, how would any normal person expect that political message to be recieved in Cannes, France?
Is Bush popular in Europe? In France? The US? Is Bush popular in Hollywood?
I think it is quite ok to agree with the movie and its content. I think it is retarded to play stupid and act as if it is just "one more movie" with no particular message that was chosen for top honors because... uhm... hmmm... now that i think about it... why exactly was it chosen? Tremendous directing? What makes a "documentary" the best film of the year? cool re-inactments? great sets? perfect costumes?
Were you guys making the same rediculous arguments when Wag The Dog was given the Best Film Of The Year honors in Yugoslavia at the time NATO was bombing Serb troops in Kosovo? You did not see a "possible" connection? It was not maybe... possibly... just maybe somehow politically motivated? Maybe people were likely to agree because it sent a message they believed in? maybe? is it possible?
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