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Analysis Of Fahrenheit 9 / 11 Essay

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How well connected is your assigned film to the current event we are studying? The three films that I chose for this final project are; Fahrenheit 9/11, CSI season 1 episode 22, and West Wing Season 3 episode 1. These films are connected because they focus on different aspects associated with the attacks on September 11, 2001. Fahrenheit 9/11 is connected to the current topic because it’s main plot point follows Michael Moore’s narrative of blaming George W. Bush, our president on September 11 2001, for the acts of terrorism. However, the film examines step by step the failures of President Bush before, during, and after the falling of the Twin Towers. The CSI episode took a somber and realistic tone airing an episode that featured Taylor explaining how his wife when the towers fell. Furthermore, The West Wing, which highlighted the events that had happened prior to the event, focused on security breaches within the White House.
In what specific ways is it effective in communicating information about the current event? In the Fahrenheit 911 the documentary communicates the event on September 11 through the perspective of Michael Moore. Michael Moore attempts to show the world that President Bush was responsible for the incident and how he failed to solve many of the complications that lead up to the event. While watching CSI, I noticed that there was not much focus on the actual attack on 9/11, but more emphasis on detective Taylor’s wives death. He said he had no

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