Finally got time to see it today, I'm of mixed feelings. The film itself is moore's standard, but he seems to have lost some of the funniness that was in Sicko and Fahrenheit 9/11. It is also somewhat ambigious, starting off by calling capitalism evil, morally wrong, in contrast to footage from the boom years of capitalism (1950s), a little personal interest to show where he's coming from.. (his father had healthcare, his uncle was in a strike), etc but then stops short, about halfway into the film, of continuing to condemn capitalism/extreme free market. Makes a half hearted cameo to defending democratic socialism ,and leaves us with an ambigious message about community action and urges us to take action against wall street. But it's so unspecific and unclear, that I'm not sure what he's arguing about. In Sicko, the human interest was clearly related to the point Moore was trying to make, in this one, it's there, but harder to see. I dunno whether it's the editing, or just a lack of impact. My mind was having a hard time tying the families and the strikers and the protestors to all the political points etc. Same moore formula but weaker ingredients. Lacked impact. Either that, or I'm too jaded. Plus having to wake up early (for me anyway), to go watch the film wasn't conducive to my attention span.
I think I might watch it today Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!... I have really been itching to watch it. Being socialist I'd love to hear him calling capitalism evil Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Capitalism is a good system, except the lending more money than you have part - that makes it destined to collapse "someday". That's not capitalism, that's fakeism.
