Where To Invade Next By Michael Moore: Film Analysis

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In the documentary film Where to Invade Next by Michael Moore he visits a various number of countries across Europe to experience how Europeans view and handle certain social issues. He quickly notices how these views differ immensely from the way Americans see and handle these common issues such as education, healthcare, nutrition, and more. He invades these countries to see what kind of enlightening tips they have to offer and how America has the potential to grow and greatly benefit from these ideas. Moore argues that absolutely anything is possible despite how impossible some things may seem. By implementing some or all of these ideas back onto U.S. soil it would be incredibly profitable for the greater good of America. One of the many places Moore travels to is …show more content…
German teachers explain how they educate their students everyday about their ancestors past and the massive genocide against the Jews during World War II. Moore explains that America has a similar history but Americans typically tend to just brush it under the rug. Americans are responsible for the killing of hundreds of thousands of Native Americans over the course of over one-hundred years. Americans also tend to brush off the idea of slavery like it is not important. Moore wants Americans to have the same mentality that the Germans do which is to remember the sins that previous Americans are responsible for and look for change in the future. Generally speaking, in Michael Moore’s documentary his intentions in creating this film are not to show everyone how terrible things are in America, but to show people just how great America could be. Moore wants America to try and take Europe’s more socialist and humane inspired solutions for the common problems across America in an attempt to make it a better place for

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