"It's a crime story. But it's also a war story about class warfare. And a vampire movie, with the upper 1 percent feeding off the rest of us. And, of course, it's also a love story. Only it's about an abusive relationship."
"It's not about an individual, like Roger Smith, or a corporation, or even an issue, like health care. This is the big enchilada. This is about the thing that dominates all our lives — the economy. I made this movie as if it was going to be the last movie I was allowed to make."
"It's a comedy."
— Michael Moore
You only have to read the youtube comments on the above video to know that Michael Moore is still a very divisive film-maker. Some consider him to be a master documentarian, whereas others accuse him of being prejudiced, unreasonable and downright un-American. I fall somewhere in the middle. I have only seen one of his movies - Bowling for Columbine (2002) - a film I liked so much that I recently named it as one of my top 15 movies since the turn of the millenium. It's completely one sided, and Moores ambush tactics are fairly low at times. But despite what you think about his methods or his politics, there is no denying the effectiveness of that film - it's funny, it's suspenseful, it's earnest and at times it's extremely powerful.
I've heard reports that Sicko (2007) was a decidedly more mature film, with the big man opting to spend more time behind the camera instead of in front of it. Capitalism: A Love Story, his latest documentary, is about the recent global financial crisis and the US government bailout, and from the looks of this trailer, it seems decidedly more like Columbine than it does Sicko. It could just be they've stuck together all the signature "Michael Moore" moments, but from it's very inception, Capitalism: A Love Story seems pretty inflamtory, with lots of confrontations and squirming government officials. And I for one can't wait.
A few observations about this trailer - good to see M.I.A's "Paper Planes" in use, although it's not a patch on the Pineapple Express trailer. Also, did 1:25 remind you of anyone?
Capitalism: A Love Story will be in theatres in the US from October 2nd and in Australia from November 5th
"It's not about an individual, like Roger Smith, or a corporation, or even an issue, like health care. This is the big enchilada. This is about the thing that dominates all our lives — the economy. I made this movie as if it was going to be the last movie I was allowed to make."
"It's a comedy."
— Michael Moore
You only have to read the youtube comments on the above video to know that Michael Moore is still a very divisive film-maker. Some consider him to be a master documentarian, whereas others accuse him of being prejudiced, unreasonable and downright un-American. I fall somewhere in the middle. I have only seen one of his movies - Bowling for Columbine (2002) - a film I liked so much that I recently named it as one of my top 15 movies since the turn of the millenium. It's completely one sided, and Moores ambush tactics are fairly low at times. But despite what you think about his methods or his politics, there is no denying the effectiveness of that film - it's funny, it's suspenseful, it's earnest and at times it's extremely powerful.
I've heard reports that Sicko (2007) was a decidedly more mature film, with the big man opting to spend more time behind the camera instead of in front of it. Capitalism: A Love Story, his latest documentary, is about the recent global financial crisis and the US government bailout, and from the looks of this trailer, it seems decidedly more like Columbine than it does Sicko. It could just be they've stuck together all the signature "Michael Moore" moments, but from it's very inception, Capitalism: A Love Story seems pretty inflamtory, with lots of confrontations and squirming government officials. And I for one can't wait.
A few observations about this trailer - good to see M.I.A's "Paper Planes" in use, although it's not a patch on the Pineapple Express trailer. Also, did 1:25 remind you of anyone?
Capitalism: A Love Story will be in theatres in the US from October 2nd and in Australia from November 5th
