This Divided State A documentary exploring the uproar that ensued when Utah Valley State College invited Michael Moore to come speak on campus in the weeks before the 2004 Bush-Kerry election. It’s a riveting metaphor for our violently divided country, a documentary filled with fascinating real-life characters displaying all the venom and vehemence illustrated in meetings of American conservatives and liberals these days (screaming, hissing, sign-toting, a.k.a. civil discourse, American style). The film drags a bit and is short on reflection, but aptly provides a frightening and fascinating allegory for the hatred between the two sides of our nation.
