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''Celsius 41.11'' is a 2004 political documentary film inspired by, and partially in response to Michael Moore's film ''Fahrenheit 9/11''. The title was chosen because, according to the makers of the movie, 41.11 °C is "The Temperature at Which the Brain Begins to Die", which is the film's tag-line.〔 The film addresses five charges made against George W. Bush in Moore's film and criticizes 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate John Kerry. It was released during the run-up to the 2004 United States Presidential general election. It took six weeks to make ''Celsius 41.11''. The production was funded and the film distributed to a limited number of movie theaters by Citizens United, a conservative political organization. ''Celsius 41.11'' performed less well at the box office than comparable left leaning documentaries and significantly poorer than ''Fahrenheit 9/11''. The producer attributed this to voter fatigue and to a time tabling clash with the World Series. The critics' response was described as "irk()" by the BBC. A number of critics described the film as a campaign advertisement for George W. Bush. Several believed that the movie would appeal primarily to convinced supporters of George W. Bush and was unlikely to sway undecided voters or change the opinion of Kerry supporters. The critics felt the film shared the flaws of ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' without sharing all of its virtues, in particular it was criticised for a comparative lack of emotion. The reliability of some of the individuals interviewed was questioned by the ''New York Times'' and the ''Boston Globe''. Critics frequently compared the style to that of a PowerPoint presentation with some adding that the speed with which the film had been produced was evident in the quality of the finished product. Opinions as to the quality of the arguments advanced varied with Michael Graham of the ''National Review'' stating that the film had done a "solid job" in answering Moore's arguments whilst Maitland McDonagh of ''TV Guide'' called the film a "shrill, repetitive screed". ==Conception and production== The production of ''Celsius 41.11'' was funded by the conservative political organization Citizens United.〔 The organization's president, David Bossie, was surprised at the success of ''Fahrenheit 9/11'' both at the box office and in rallying support for the Democratic political position.〔 "After seeing Moore's impact, I wanted to counterpunch", he said to the ''LA Times'' in 2004, adding that, "Documentaries have become a weapon of the left".〔 ''Celsius 41.11'' took six weeks to make〔 and includes a song, ''John Boy'', specially written and performed by the country music singer Larry Gatlin.〔 ''Celsius 41.11'' was rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America because it contains a graphic image of an Iraqi torture victim and includes swearing on two occasions. The film's producers disagreed with the rating, stating that it wasn't "consistent with other films in theaters." They choose to appeal the rating〔 but were ultimately unsuccessful.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Celsius 41.11」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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