Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

After political documentaries were all the rage in 2004, "This Divided State" looks at the result. A Utah college's decision to let Michael Moore speak there sparks emotions on both ends of the political spectrum. One of the professors tries to get the college to stop Moore from coming, and the college invites Sean Hannity for the opposing viewpoints.One can certainly see the polarization inherent in our society these days. You can also see what a creep Sean Hannity is. Michael Moore praises the college for not backing down. A protester noted that the police made them take the poles off of their signs, but allowed people to carry guns into the hall. All in all, one thing that I can say with absolute certainty is that I do not want to live in Utah.

To whomever commented earlier on this film, by saying that a viewer should be justifiably dissuaded by not moving to Utah, in particularly the Provo/Orem area, after watching this film, you are merely perpetuating an equally intolerant mindset as the ones discussed in the film.I enjoyed this documentary, and would recommend it. It is pretty even keeled. The politics of the filmmaker are obviously left-leaning, but I don't think it detracts from the themes discussed/addressed by the film. Filters, filters, filters, right? I think more so than even the Michael Moore visit to UVSC, I enjoyed the religious implications that are discussed in the political gap of the LDS faith. I also enjoyed the subplot with the Joe Vogel and his eventual resign from the student body. This played out the effects that our decisions/intolerance/peer-pressure can have on friendships, as well as the social and cultural implications.

The Divided State could quite possibility be one of the best documentaries I have ever seen mainly because it plays both sides of the fence. However it still proves to me one thing that conservatives are very narrow and close minded people. In one scene in the movie, two professors from Utah State try to stand up and express themselves to Sean Hannity and all he does is mock them for having a difference of opinion. The thing I like is that the film never really takes a side but films both sides as everything goes down. In the middle of Moore's Speech, two protesters break in and yell at Moore for not voting for Nader instead of Kerry. Calling him a traitor for not voting for Nader like he did in 2000. It's a great documentary maybe actually just as good as Fahrenheit 9/11 which I still think today is a great documentary and think that Moore himself isn't a bad guy but just wants people to ask questions and be aware of what's going on. It's sad but I rather be liberal and open-minded when it comes to the world then conservative and not be able to listen to different viewpoints. The real shame here is that so few will see this great documentary which you can tell was made for next to nothing but is very powerful and brutally honest. I rarely give movies a perfect 10 score but I really think this movie deserves it. And how about that Kay Anderson? What a nut-case. I mean that guy was completely nuts, trying to pay off the school just so Michael Moore wouldn't speak there! The guy sat there with a $25,000 cashier check. It's amazing though how this movie shows the real freedom of speech we have in America and what some will do to stop it. Amazing stuff, I recommend all to check this one out!

You know, I've heard a lot of contentious things said about this movie and its filmmakers. And I think those that make the contentious comments have missed the point of the film. The film illustrates what happens when people stop listening to each other and they quit acting mature. One of my favorite moments in the film is when you realize that almost the entire debate, on both sides, are from people who believe in the exact same things. And they don't even know it because they are all too close-minded to listen to each other for whatever reason.I think it's humorous and sad that a small group of filmmakers are being angered by some things that came about in production and post-production and are too short-sighted to see that they helped create a fantastic film that has accomplished wonderful things. It's reaching people. I saw it on a tour across the nation. How many filmmakers can say that a film they made was put on tour by an organization as prestigious as the Center for American Progress.I think it would do these few, petty individuals a lot better in the long run to look at the good the film is doing now and in the future, instead of the perceived (likely, imagined) harm behind them.I think this film is quite important and I think that getting people to watch it will strengthen the quality of civil discourse in the nation. I think it would do well for Sean Hannity to see the film. I think it would do well for those out of touch with reality (like George Bush and John Kerry) to see the film.I would highly recommend that anyone reading this see the film.