Michael Moore

Michael Moore is an acclaimed American film maker, who uses his documentaries to portray his political nature in the most expository format he can. He is a Liberal political commentator and an author, and he has spent his life directing, producing and occasionally acting. He has made a number of famous controversial documentaries and films, criticising and analysing globalisation, the ownership of assault weaponry, large co-operations and the like. Moore started his life in documentation after having dropped out of university, starting his career in film after creating the short documentary 'Roger and Me' in 1989, which displayed his neo-liberal view of globalisation.

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004): Possibly his most famous documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11 looks at George W. Bush's presidency in a critical manner, analysing the 'War on Terror' and the situation in Iraq. The documentary attacked George Bush, and was consistently critical, leading to a massive controversy and a huge reaction from the public and the media. Fahrenheit 9/11 is, to this day, the highest grossing documentary of all time, and received a 20 minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival of 2004, showing an enormous support from his audience. Moore wrote a formal letter to Bush, encouraging him sarcastically to watch the film that directly insulted him. He writes:

" I write to invite you to the inaugural showing of "Fahrenheit 9/11" in
Crawford at the Crawford Peace House, Wednesday, July 28 at dusk...
If you graciously accept my invitation, I will also have the chance to thank you personally for being one of my Axis of Actors who star in the film (along with your Vice President and your Attorney General). And let's face it -- you've got the funniest lines in the film! We may even have an audience reading of "My Pet Goat" to celebrate "Fahrenheit 9/11" breaking through the $100 million mark at the box office."

Sicko (2007): This documentary of Michael Moore's recognises the issues within the health and pharmaceutical industry in the USA. Moore received an Acadamy Award Nomination for his efforts in Sicko, and it was very popular with so called 'Health Care Activists' who commended him for his successful attempt in exposing the corruptness of the American healthcare system.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit_9/11
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicko