'(Michael) Moore's Most Radical Work'

[marmar]

via MichaelMoore.com:



September 10th, 2009 3:01 pm
Michael Moore's smash and grab
Moore's brilliant new film, Capitalism: A Love Story, will find an audience for its assault on America's political economy

By Mark Weisbrot / Guardian


When I first met Michael Moore more than 20 years ago, he was showing a half-finished documentary to a few dozen people in a classroom in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was funny and poignant and had a powerful message. He had taken a second mortgage on his house – equipment for filmmaking was a lot more expensive back then – and raised some money from like-minded locals for a long-shot venture. We all loved what he showed us but thought he would be lucky if a few thousand people got to see it.

But the film, Roger and Me, about the irrationality and human cost of the destruction of America's auto industry, was a smash hit and Moore was on his way to become America's most influential documentary film-maker. Twenty years later, he has produced his most radical work, which was greeted with rave enthusiasm when I saw it at the world's oldest film festival in Venice.

As the old saying goes, you either blame the victim or blame the system. Moore is making an appeal to blame it on the system, big time.

You know this film is going to be subversive when it opens with clips depicting actual bank robbers – caught on security cameras in the midst of their heists – grabbing their loot with Iggy Pop's cover of Louie Louie (a special version for the film) blasting away in the background. Moral equivalence for the titans of the financial industry, and their political protectors, is just around the corner. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikeinthenews/index.php?id=14397

[tekisui]

1. KNR!~ Can't wait!

[TxRider]

2. This should be good.

Though Capitalism has quite kind and profitable for Mr. Moore..

You might call him the ideal capitalist success story.

[marmar]

3. "Though Capitalism has quite kind and profitable for Mr. Moore.."

That didn't take long..... :eyes:

[TxRider]

4. Ohh come on, you have to see the humor there.

A middle class boy turned filthy rich making a documentary criticizing capitalism? And making millions doing it.

I don't see him giving the film away free...

I do hope he does a good job with the wall street shenanigans we just went through. Maybe it will even help with getting regulation in place.

[Hissyspit]

5. Actually he has posted his films for free online.

[girl gone mad]

6. Is he criticizing the act of making money for doing a job..

or is he criticizing a system that has become so fraught with corruption, fraud and abuse that it's almost impossible for those at the top to fail and those at the bottom to succeed?

I say the latter and I have no idea why so many of Moore's critics have such a difficult time grasping this concept. It isn't even all that nuanced.

In simple terms: Making money through legitimate trade = good. The American model of crony capitalism = bad.

[Luminous Animal]

7. And you know he is filthy rich, how?

You haven't a clue how much money MM has made and you haven't a clue what he's done with what he has made.

[Missy Vixen]

9. He gave his last film, "Slacker Uprising" away for free

Michael Moore has consistently shone a bright light on what's wrong in our country.

He's also stated that he has enough money now to be able to produce his own films; it'll be interesting to see what he comes up with next.

I can't wait to see "Capitalism: A Love Story". "SiCKO" is one of the best documentaries I've ever seen.

[ConsAreLiars]

10. As you show, you corp-suckers want every worker who does good and honest work

to live and die in poverty. You denounce Moore for getting some money for his work only because you side those with who get billions for doing nothing but steal and produce nothing.

How sick is that? You are one deluded sucker at best.

Edit to emphasize this word: SUCKER. And to amplify, if the billionaires and the system they operate aren't paying to be a stupid ass-licker, send in a voucher. You. as a dumbass, won't get a buck for your service to them, of course, unless you maybe form a Union. DAFUSS --> "DumbAsses for Utter Slavery and Stupidity." You might find getting recognized fairly easy.

[Blue_Tires]

8. ttt