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by Charles Mihelich Posted:August 20th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
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You’ve seen this movie before. You saw it (or maybe you didn’t) when it was called “Roger and Me”, “Bowling for Columbine”, “Fahrenheit 9/11″ and “Sicko”. It’s the kind of film designed to rouse an already-infuriated choir and ignored by those who never planned on attending the recital. This time it’s “Capitalism: A Love Story”, and Moore has now set his sights on the worldwide financial crisis, the government bailout, and the Wall Street jagoffs who precipitated the breakdown of the American financial sector. Yes, Moore’s heart is in the right place but his mouth with his endless sarcasm and maudlin profiles of real Americans, you can bet the film will once again draw more attention to Moore himself than the financial and legislative clusterfuck he hopes to expose. More info and the trailer after the jump.
The biggest problem with Michael Moore is that I agree with him on a fundamental level. These bastards deserve to burn for what they’ve done to this country, but Moore is so alienating as a filmmaker that he ends up being loved by those who’ve agreed with him all along, being met with indifference by those who’ve always found him to be nothing but a spectacle and self-parody, and gradually loathed by those whose political views lie somewhere in the middle. I do believe that he truly cares about the country, but he shows it in such a way that he spends most of his time not earning fans, but trying desperately to hang on to those who aren’t really sure where he’s going with all of this.
[Matt's Note: Not only has Moore become a self-parody, but his shenanigans mixed with his sanctimonious attitude dilute any honesty or truth he hopes to deliver. If Moore truly wants America to change, he has to change his approach and start treating his viewers like adults rather than children who need their vegetables deep-fried in chocolate sauce]
“Capitalism: A Love Story” hits theaters October 2nd.
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but considering the childish response to the healthcare debate do younot think an american audience can only be talked to as a child.
but considering the childish response to the healthcare debate do younot think an american audience can only be talked to as a child.
I agree with Matt. I feel that the majority of Americans are largely uneducated about these huge systems that affect their daily lives. Health care and the financial system are prime examples of systems that, despite their original intentions, are now so complex most people will never fully understand how they work. I think this is why even thinking about changing a system that the majority of Americans don’t understand becomes so controversial- people would rather have a system that they barely understand force them into bankruptcy than a system they don’t know at all.
I agree with Matt. I feel that the majority of Americans are largely uneducated about these huge systems that affect their daily lives. Health care and the financial system are prime examples of systems that, despite their original intentions, are now so complex most people will never fully understand how they work. I think this is why even thinking about changing a system that the majority of Americans don’t understand becomes so controversial- people would rather have a system that they barely understand force them into bankruptcy than a system they don’t know at all.
In ten years, is Michael Moore still going to make movies with Bush? Shouldn’t Obama be in this movie? Its not about health care. Both sides are messing up. Why only tell one side? MSNBC is telling one side. Fox News is telling another. Maybe both are right. They’re both telling half truthes. Maybe both together is closer to the whole truth.
In ten years, is Michael Moore still going to make movies with Bush? Shouldn’t Obama be in this movie? Its not about health care. Both sides are messing up. Why only tell one side? MSNBC is telling one side. Fox News is telling another. Maybe both are right. They’re both telling half truthes. Maybe both together is closer to the whole truth.