▁Moore ▁acknowled ged ▁having ▁spoken ▁with ▁Roger ▁Smith ▁at ▁a ▁G M ▁share hold ers ' ▁meeting ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁before ▁he ▁comm enced ▁film ing , ▁but ▁said ▁the ▁encounter ▁concerned ▁a ▁separate ▁topic ▁un related ▁to ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁film maker ▁also ▁told ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁that ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁managed ▁to ▁secure ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Smith ▁during ▁production , ▁then ▁suppress ed ▁the ▁foot age , ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁would ▁have ▁public ized ▁the ▁information ▁to ▁dis cred it ▁him . ▁" I ' m ▁so ▁used ▁to ▁listening ▁to ▁the ▁stuff ▁people ▁say ▁about ▁me , ▁it ▁just ▁becomes ▁entertain ment ▁for ▁me ▁at ▁this ▁point ," ▁he ▁remarked . ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁fict ional ▁character ▁that ' s ▁been ▁created ▁with ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Michael ▁Moore ." ▁ ▁Crit ic ▁Roger ▁E bert ▁wrote ▁an ▁article ▁entitled , ▁" Att acks ▁on ▁Roger ▁& ▁Me ▁completely ▁miss ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁film " ▁that ▁def ends ▁Moore ' s ▁manip ulation ▁of ▁his ▁film ' s ▁tim eline ▁as ▁an ▁art istic ▁and ▁sty list ic ▁choice ▁that ▁has ▁less ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁his ▁cred ibility ▁as ▁a ▁film maker ▁than ▁with ▁the ▁flex ibility ▁of ▁film ▁as ▁a ▁medium ▁to ▁express ▁a ▁view point ▁using ▁the ▁same ▁methods ▁that ▁sat ir ists ▁have ▁used . ▁E bert ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁completely ▁cut - and - d ried ▁presentation ▁of ▁facts