A must see movie this election season is Michael Moore’s Capitalism: a Love Story. IMDB summarizes the film as examining “the impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). The film moves from Middle America, to the halls of power in Washington, to the global financial epicenter in Manhattan. With both humor and outrage, the film explores the question: What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? Families pay the price with their jobs, their homes, and their savings. Moore goes into the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down; and he goes looking for explanations in Washington, DC and elsewhere. What he finds are the all-too-familiar symptoms of a love affair gone astray: lies, abuse, betrayal. . .and 14,000 jobs being lost every day. ‘Capitalism: a Love Story’ also presents what a more hopeful future could look like. Who are we and why do we behave the way that we do?”
No matter what side of the political aisle you fall, you will take away various interesting tidbits, such as plutonomy: “a term that Citigroup analysts have used for economies where economic growth is powered by and largely consumed by the wealthy few.” Also, according to Moore, the top 1% are afraid because the middle and lower classes (the 99%) have the larger vote. One person, one vote. . .so use it wisely!
The DVD can be located here in our catalog. If you are a fan of Michael Moore, check out some of his other movies we have in our collection.