Michael Moore Strikes Again with Capitalism
August 28th, 2009 by Michael Kwan
In Fahrenheit 9/11, Moore looked to the American government and its relationship with the events of September 11. In SiCKO, Moore turned his attention to the American government and how its approach to health care differs so greatly from the systems in Canada and European nations. Well, the documentary-maker is turning his attention one more time toward Washington for Capitalism, addressing the government bailouts that the big banks have received. Did Barack Obama do the right thing? Or is the bailout robbing the American people of their money?
Michael Moore says that, in exchange for a few million dollars to “buy Congress,” the fat cats on Wall Street are getting billions of dollars back. That’s a pretty good rate of return, wouldn’t you say? It seems that the banks (and the auto industry) feel like they deserve this money. Meanwhile, other industries continue to suffer under this recession. Where is the bailout for hotels and restaurants? What about a bailout for small business owners and the high-tech industry?
Before we get to the Capitalism: A Love Story trailer, I want to give a quick nod to Roley Chiu for posting the YouTube link on Facebook. That’s how I came to know about this video. Thanks, Roley!
Tags: documentary, entrepreneurship, michael moore
Filed under Arts and Entertainment.
lol I posted the link on Roley’s wall because he’s a big Moore fan!
I only have a few words about Michael Moore:
Idiot, good for nothing.
His work is trash, has no value except for shock. If it was done more professionally I would have better words for it, but he is the Howard Stern of film making.
OBTW, I left out a word it’s related to a donkeys behind.
There, I feel better now.
Tell us how you really feel.
I don’t believe in biased reporting that is worthless. That is why I don’t watch political campaigns, only the body of work of the people running and their presence in a public forum.
I have no time for people like Michael Moore.
I regard Moore as more of a propaganda filmmaker and less of a documentary filmmaker, if at all.
Although almost all documentaries are biased, it’s always nice to view Moore’s works.
I watched Sicko a while back, and it definitely opened my eyes up on how they do things over in the States.
Michael Moore a brilliant filmmaker? I’ll have to disagree with you on that count.