Detroit: An American Autopsy: Film Analysis

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Every country or cites got through hard time , going through Ashes to Ashes or through phoenix rising , there is no country or cites stay same for every. Detroit was known as thriving ,now known for its corruption , callousness and lack of quick response . Detroit was one of the richest cite. Detroit : An American Autopsy. Le Duff wrote about life in Detroit and also he talks about Detroit streets is filled with corruption. The politicians in Detroit don't care about what going on there ad they are part of corruption in Detroit. The document of Detropia shows how the city goes to decay, which people start to loss there jobs and other many things. How Detroit is my city? there are some similarity between Detroit and Palm Springs. There …show more content…
In this situation there are also homeless in Palm Springs too.Also in documentary Detropia shows how many people lost their job, and it was hard for them to find job because the business there is low, there are no stores open for work. Actually there are a lot of homeless in Palm Springs street, some of them stand in the traffic light waiting for the cars come and give them money. At night I saw many of the homeless sleep in the Palm Springs library yard sleeping there, its their second home. But the business in Palm Springs are excellent, I think the homeless do not looking or trying to find new job. Most of the homeless I see every day are age of 30 and above and in that age the can find job if the really looking for it. The economy should do somethings to things to them, finding home , job and give them food. In the Detropia film their was two people standing in the street and their wearing masks in their face saying ( " give us your money ") (Detropia). This quote relate to some homeless people in Detroit when they holding sine said " homeless, no job, need food to

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