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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy
I think I went over this one with Rocky before.
A documentary does not have to be objective. In fact, most are not. They all contain some sort of agenda or message, even if it is not political.
A documentary simply documents that which is noteworthy.
Thus, when people complain that Michael Moore's documentaries are biased, they are basically saying, "Hey, I have never taken a basic film studies class."
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I can't really speak for others, but my complaint about the bias present in Moore's documentaries is not that the bias somehow disqualifies them--it's that the lack of any opposing viewpoints makes them less powerful. He tackles complicated issues and tries to make them black-and-white.
That said, they're definitely worth seeing.