On an earlier blogpost, about Bowling for Columbine, I linked to a Morning Star article which put forward the theory that Michael Moore is a closet socialist.
After watching this film I can see exactly why you could think that. Moore takes the audience through a whistle-stop tour of capitalism, from the good old days where everything was fine, to the mortgage foreclosures and bank bailouts of the current financial crisis. He handles it all with his usual humour and thoughtful discussion, approaching the subject almost from the standpoint of someone who knows little about the subject. This was how he pulled off stunts like putting crime tape around Wall Street and the hilarious segment when he tried to find a trader who would explain derivatives too him. I don't think anyone really understands those financial terms.
Whilst the rest of the film was interesting and informative - especially in relation to Dead Peasant funds - it didn't change my opinion about anything. The end however was genuinely touching and inspiring, showing the raw people power that the 99% have that isn't possessed by the privileged few, and how when workers unite, great things can be achieved.
Fight the power!
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