Fahrenheit 9/11: Political, Cultural Phenomenon

With contorversy buzzing, Michael Moore's new movie "Fahrenheit 9/11", an indictment of the Bush Administration's Middle East and domestic policies, opened in theaters this past weekend. The movie has already set single day sales records at two theaters in New York City and the online movie ticket service Fandango.com has reported that "Fahrenheit 9/11" is making up 48 percent of their ticket sales while hitting number one at the box office with over 20 million in receipts. Whatever your politics it is clear that "Fahrenheit" is set to break all records for a documentary and become a cultural phenomenon. While the political impact is hard to judge a recent article in the San Fransisco Chronicle states that the biggest impact may be among young voters.

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"'Young people digest a lot of their politics from nontraditional sources, " such as Jon Stewart on Comedy Central and David Letterman on CBS, said Mark Lopez, research director for the nonprofit Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. Moore's movie "may be a nontraditional source, and if it reaches a wider audience, it would help form some people's opinions.'"

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