Michael Moore Finds Romance In Recession In Upcoming Flick
Love him or hate him, it's tough to deny shockumentarian Michael Moore's ability to spin a clever, rabble-rousing yarn that gets people talking. So it's worth keeping a lookout for his new, recession-focused film, due Oct. 2, called Capitalism: A Love Story.
In the movie, framed as a romantic comedy parody, Moore will delve into the culture of greed and distorted economics that left economic integrity stranded at the altar. The MTV Movie Blog quotes Moore's press release:
"It will be the perfect date movie," he said. "It's got it all - lust, passion, romance and 14,000 jobs being eliminated every day. It's a forbidden love, one that dare not speak its name. Heck, let's just say it: It's Capitalism."
So if this film were a romantic comedy, that would put the majority of the world's population in the role historically filled by Ralph Bellamy, Bill Pullman and Michael Showalter, who labeled this kind of character as "The Baxter." Because we're the ones who got left behind for the more attractive riches, we're the equivalent of Bellamy's character in "His Girl Friday" and Pullman's character in "Sleepless in Seattle."
Moore goes on to call the Wall Street bailout "the biggest swindle in American history." Could this be the most depressing date movie of the year?
Michael Moore Is Smitten With ‘Capitalism: A Love Story' [MTV Movies Blog]
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Capitalism would have saved the economy.
It's faux-capitalism that destroyed it. Get your head out of your ass, Moore (and the general public, I suppose).
I'm sure this movie has been produced with the same factual accuracy, objectivity, and reasoned analysis as his prior films. /s
Michael Moore is a fat, druggie, white, rich, convinced he is right, pushing a far left wing agenda by lying
Rush Limbaugh is fat, druggie, white, rich, convinced he is right, pushing a far right wing agenda by lying
@r0bVious: That is hilarious. The lack of regulation caused the problems. Faux-capitalism prevents things like this. True capitalism does not.
@r0bVious: So you're seen the movie? No? Quit talking out of your ass (and assuming you're smarter than the general public).
I have gotten more consistent laughs out of Michael Moore's movie than any other filmmaker in recent memory. For that reason alone, I'll see this movie.
I think a lot of people hating on Moore have the incredibly condescending attitude that while THEY are smart enough to see the films as propaganda, the peasantry is bound to take them as gospel truth.
@takes_so_little: you got me there, he was pretty funny when he had that farting contest with Peter Griffin.
@PSUSkier: What are the titles of your documentaries (so we can compare how much of an idiot he is to how smart you are)?
@takes_so_little: it is not that "the peasantry will take it as gospel truth" it is that if you are going to make a documentary then you should be doing it objectionably so that the whole story is put forth. He does not give the whole story and instead just presents his views. It is no longer a documentary but purely as you put it "propaganda" so any mildly intelligent person is insulted at the way he presents things because he tries to pass it off as truth in a documentary style but fails.
@apd09: Michael Moore is a 50% moron. The stuff he gets right, he really gets right. The stuff he gets wrong...well. Yeah. You know what I mean, clearly.
@apd09: I have to agree on that, mostly. You have to admit, though...the stuff he gets right is excellent and needs to be said. I just wish it were someone else saying it. Or editing it. Or something...
MM makes entertaining documentaries with an agenda. Are they the gospel truth? No. They were never intended to be straight journalism documentaries. Why do you watch Hannity, Beck or Limbaugh? They lie all the time and they're on all the time. Why do you watch liars? Why are you ranting about them. Because we like watching things that reinforce our beliefs.
@takes_so_little: +1000 internets.
Your comments on this article have collectively restored my faith in humanity.
@r0bVious: Pretty much 100% wrong.
The true 'free market' is what got us guys like Rockefeller and the early transport barons that made ridiculous amounts of money in proportion to their employees. All the money went to a very few people.
Working conditions were unsafe and wages blew. Ah the good ol' days.
Even Nobel Prize winning economists don't think like you, chief. Shouldn't that give you pause?
@cmdrsass: Or his TV show, or his books.
He has good points and he does highlight real issues, but his BS gets in the way of all that.
Plus the way he harassed Dick Clark and Charleton Heston in "Bowling for Columbine" just plain pissed me off.
@cmdrsass: objective? No. He never intended his films to be. Accurate? Yes. In the sense that he's showing real documents, filings, statements from politicians and CEO's. Obviously he puts his spin on them. Reasoned Analysis? He's hit and miss on that one. Sometimes his logical leap is a bit too far for me. Sometimes, I feel like he lands it. People need to stop acting like MM is trying to pull a fast one on everything by making an "objective documentary." He's not, he never said he was. BTW- why not the same outrage for Hannity, Limbaugh, etc.
Hey, that's a picture of the theater in Northern Michigan that MM helped reopen, bring jobs back downtown and revitalizing the core my hometown. Thanks Michael! Yes, he has opinions. Every documentary has a viewpoint, and MM doesn't hide his. Hey, if you don't like what he's portraying, go film your side of the story, provide a counterpoint, start an argument!
@moore850:
Me: Zero documentaries. Score: 0.
MM: Lots of documentaries. All of which are stupid. Score: -1e15.
Winner? Nobody.
@apd09: I think most documentaries are going to be subjective and sided with the filmmaker. Any issue that is important enough to a filmmaker to produce a documentary about it will generate certain feelings in said filmmaker; these feelings are bound to accidentally make it to the final product
@aphex242: He is from Davison, Michigan, and a known pothead. 'Nuff said. He is the anti-Michael-Phelps for marijuana law reform.
@ARP: What do Fox News blowhards have to do with this post? I don't see anyone claiming that TV news talking heads are unbiased.
So, if Moore is mocking capitalism (of which he is a HUGE part since investment in his movies make him quite wealthy) then he must be ... dare I say it...a communist.
@takes_so_little: I've enjoyed his films as well. It doesn't mean that I agree with him, to the contrary actually.
I get the feeling we're on the same page here.
@HIV 2 Elway: Because there's not a successful conservative doppleganger of Michael Moore, so he found the next closest thing?
It's a valid point, regardless of the example.
@AllanG54: It must be nice seeing the world in stark black and white all the time.
Wait scratch that- I bet it sucks.
I'm counting on Michael Moore's catering bill alone to revitalize the demand side of the economy.
For those of you who think Moore is the second coming of the People's Revolution, consider this:
1. He's cheap - the people that work on his projects routinely are underpaid
2. He's anti-union - he has fired writers for insisting on union wages on his jobs
3. He's a hypocrite - Moore has owned Halliburton/KBR stock, the same company that he rails against as "war profiteering".
4. He's a lair - The CEO of GM did meet with him (Moore claims otherwise) and the Nick Berg interview that he scrubbed from Fahrenheit 9/11 was removed before the guy was killed (Moore claimed he did it out of respect for Berg).
Moore is a fat, lying turd. If you're a leftist, you can definitely do better for a spokesman people.
Actually, I believe Michael Moore is the "biggest swindle in american history".
@moore850: I don't make documentaries because I don't have any experience making them, nor did I major in film so I don't have the necessary skills. So by not doing what I know I would probably suck at, that makes me far more intelligent than Mikey who for some reason feels compelled to make awful, biased documentaries (which is an oxymoron btw). Or, for another example, you may want to think about brushing up your logic skills before you pull them out again.
He lost his touch after Roger and Me. Maybe he should do a movie about the crazy plan to bulldoze a good portion of Flint.
@I Love New Jersey: his best movie ever was Canadian Bacon! 90% of Canada's residents are amassing themselves against the US border....
@aphex242: Exactly. I also think too often we get caught in the details and give in to the pundit attack techniques rather than consider the broader questions that are presented. "Oh noes, MM gave money to an organization, who gave money to another organization, who hired a speaker that said something that if you twist beyond its logical context, is Anti-American. Everything else he says is now worthless." Where is the appropriate line in the capitalism socialism spectrum? Is some socialism good for capitialism (e.g. socialized health care, or government owning power or cable lines)? What's the role of government in protecting the consumer (if any)?
Michael Moore is a moron. He is nothing more than Howard Stern with a video camera.