marsmellow
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He does help the people he's documenting. And he also helps by using his money to make movies which convince people to support things like universal healthcare and workplace democracy.Nobody is yet to respond to this question:
If he cares so much about his subject matter then why doesn't he use the profits from these films to help the people he's documenting?
But why doesn't he use it to directly help EVERYONE who has these problems? I'm guessing it's because he can't do it all by himself. He's not so rich that he can help all the disadvantaged people in the USA. He could use his money to give healthcare to some people for a while, or he could make a movie to create political pressure on politicians to provide universal healthcare. That would help a lot more people than just donating to a healthcare charity.
This stuff is irrelevant. Do you have any problem with the main message of the movie, or do you just like to nitpick and attack the messenger?TheDeceased said:Besides which I also made comments specifically about different parts of "Capitalism: A Love Story". I also asked questions that haven't been answered.
Why the interview with Wallace Shawn?
Why cut to the footage of naive 1950's housewives?
So, you don't like Moore and you don't like the way he makes his movies. Okay, we get that. But it really makes no difference, because there are plenty of movies and books that basically say the same thing, and they weren't made by Michael Moore. The main point of the movie is still true.
That IS part of capitalism. How is it misleading? You haven't bothered to explain that.TheDeceased said:I realize that it's not a crime for Moore or anyone to criticize capitalism. But his critique is off. You can't re-arrange footage from old movies and propaganda films, people being evicted, Wallace Shawn, condo vultures, etc. and narrate over the top of it "This is Capitalism"
It's misleading.