Capitalism: A Love Story is a documentary produced and written by Michael Moore. The film is about the financial crisis that we as America has been affecting us in the 21st century and how we are dealing with it. During the movie Michael Moore analyzed the consequences that lead to the political and economic troubles that America has been facing. Moore believes that we should rise above capitalism. During the movie, he touched on subjects like home foreclosure, for-profit prisons, and poverty-level wages of many workers. There is a part within the movie where he has priests look at capitalism from a religious standpoint and all can agree that it is indeed evil and a sin. In the end, Michael Moore just thinks that we As the film starts we
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For example, ‘Death Peasant’ which is an insurance policy used by Wal-mart who took them out on their employees. Walmart wasn’t the only establishment that did this. They would take the policies out on employees who seemed unlikely that they would die. It was as if they were betting on the odds that these people would die eventually. Moore interviewed two families one of which died from asthma and he other died from cancer. He told them of these companies profiting off the death of their loved one while they struggled to pay medical bills and funeral costs. One women felt the name ‘Dead Peasant’ showed how little the corporation cared about her husband and it broke her heart. Watching the pain that they felt about their love ones was a painful sight. When it comes to names, they are everything and can determine how people see and treat you. Names suggest how you should feel and it clearly shows how we should feel towards ‘Dead …show more content…
Michael Moore used certain scenes in his movie and to include God and Devil terms. The first example was him explaining what life was like in the 50’s and 60’s using presidential speeches. Even comparing America to Rome which includes slavery and social inequality. Then he switched to modern day George W. Bush saying “At its most basic level, capitalism offers people the freedom to choose where they work and what they do, the opportunity to buy or sell products they want, and the dignity that comes with profiting from their talent and hard work.” Bush even said that he felt capitalism was the best economic system created. Moore goes in to continue to use the word ‘evil’ to describe
For example, ‘Death Peasant’ which is an insurance policy used by Wal-mart who took them out on their employees. Walmart wasn’t the only establishment that did this. They would take the policies out on employees who seemed unlikely that they would die. It was as if they were betting on the odds that these people would die eventually. Moore interviewed two families one of which died from asthma and he other died from cancer. He told them of these companies profiting off the death of their loved one while they struggled to pay medical bills and funeral costs. One women felt the name ‘Dead Peasant’ showed how little the corporation cared about her husband and it broke her heart. Watching the pain that they felt about their love ones was a painful sight. When it comes to names, they are everything and can determine how people see and treat you. Names suggest how you should feel and it clearly shows how we should feel towards ‘Dead …show more content…
Michael Moore used certain scenes in his movie and to include God and Devil terms. The first example was him explaining what life was like in the 50’s and 60’s using presidential speeches. Even comparing America to Rome which includes slavery and social inequality. Then he switched to modern day George W. Bush saying “At its most basic level, capitalism offers people the freedom to choose where they work and what they do, the opportunity to buy or sell products they want, and the dignity that comes with profiting from their talent and hard work.” Bush even said that he felt capitalism was the best economic system created. Moore goes in to continue to use the word ‘evil’ to describe