I watched this movie back in 2010 after it premiered in theaters. Me and my then boyfriend (Josh) actually went to Glendale Public Library to rent the movie. At that point and time, Blockbuster was going out of business, RedBox was becoming popular. However, the economy was still in bad shape so Josh and I were trying to find the cheapest form of entertainment. I have always been a fan of his movies, Sicko and Bowling for Columbine. I feel rewatching during this time in our modern life Michael Moore was ahead of his time. People are going to have their opinion on his political stances and yes, he tends to lean more to the left. However, he does his best to stay objective throughout his films. He believes right is right and wrong is wrong. When he makes a point in his film he tends to use some kind of humor to soften the blow of his rhetoric.
When he does deliver his stance on an issue he comes prepared with the facts and lays it on the table for his audience to decide if it is right or wrong. Capitalism has created corporate greed and has put a lot of hard working class citizens under the poverty line. We are told to work hard and we will achieve our dreams. I do believe that if you work hard you can make things happen for yourself in this country. We tend to forget that we are not the only modern country. There are several throughout this world who have a better condition than Americans. However, people around the world still believe in the “American Dream.”
Capitalism has created the modern world we live in today, but have we lost sight of our own dreams that due to our shortsighted achievements we have managed to also destroy other people's lives in order to line our pockets. Competition is necessary for a business to thrive. We like options, but is it necessary to decimate an entire business to monopolize that one niche? Capitalism has worked for our economy. We would not be the country that we are today, however I think the oversight and the ability to allow corporations to dictate what is allowed in our food, water, and clothing has gotten out of hand. Lobbyists are funded by corporations to argue or persuade the legislature to allow certain things into our resources. When did the line get crossed and more and more people are being sick from our resources. This film is ever more applicable than it was back in 2009 during the housing crash. We are seeing our economy flirting with the line of possible recession.
We as a people need to pay closer attention to who we appoint as our voices in the legislative branch. I do not care what your political views are, I just believe we all need to pay a little more attention to how our government is ran. The government should be afraid of its people, not the people be afraid of the government. We have a voice we use everyday on all these social media platforms. Let's use the tools we have and educate ourselves. Rewatching this film has let me know that history does repeat itself. We are at a vulnerable stage in our society and we have more power as a people than we ever had before.
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