al Ja-Reuters Is At It Again

Here's a blurb from Reuters on Time's considerations for "person" of the year:

Gibson was proposed for directing "The Passion of the Christ," a controversial film seen by many as anti-Semitic. Moore made "Fahrenheit 9/11," a film highly critical of the Bush administration which was a huge box office hit.

So much good stuff compacted into this one little paragraph. The Passion is described as "a controversial film." True. But what about "Fahrenheit 9/11." No, there wasn't any controversy surrounding those 90 minutes of falsehoods, fabrications, and distortions. The Passion was also seen "by many as anti-Semitic." Well, that depends on what your definition of "many" is. If the Anti-Defamation League and Frank Rich are your sole barometer for what's anti-semitic, then I guess you're right.

And finally, "Fahrenheit 9/11" is described as a "huge box office hit." That it was, taking in over $119 million dollars. But that's chump change compared to the $370 million taken in by The Passion. But then again, The Passion was "controversial."