Slacker Uprising

Slacker Uprising documents Michael Moore’s tour of key battleground states during 2004’s US elections, his intention to get America’s young non-voters to take a stand against the Bush administration. Although unsuccessful, Moore’s message is clear: for democracy to flourish, the public must be informed of everything, something which surely impacted on the students who came out in their forces to vote for Kerry after attending one of the lectures shown in this documentary. Moreover, Slacker refrains from the usual one-sidedness of Moore’s previous work, the outspoken filmmaker’s point coming across in a relatively non-partisan manner. Naturally, there are certain parts in which Moore’s unmitigated hatred for the Republican Party burst forth from the screen (in particular the fact that every Republican voter interviewed comes across as painfully uninformed and moronic) but these moments are far and few. It’s almost heartbreaking to watch given the eventual outcome, but with last year’s epic election one does hope there will be no more government screw-ups (please take note Obama) for Moore to document.