Review of Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) by Jonathan P — 09 May 2011

An A+. Personally, I think this is Moore's best film. Let me start off by saying, this movie, like every other movie I grade or have graded is my personal one. Let me also say that I know Moore's movies are propaganda.

They are extremely one sided. That being said, just because something is one sided, does not make the argument any less true or valid. The fact is that capitalism by fact and actuality breeds inequality.

Even if we increase the minimum wage, the inflation that makes a certain price go higher or lower will affect those less fortunate. Also, my opponents argue that Moore makes tons of money off his movies.

Again, that makes him a hypocryt, but that doesn't make what he argues any less right, even if he himself doesn't pratice what he preaches. I man may tell his son growing up that killing someone just because you don't like him is wrong.

If that said father did exactley the opposite of what he told his son, that would make him a liar and a hypocrite, but no less wrong of what he told his son. Also, Like Moore, I do not advocate the kind of "socialism" in other countries.

The socialism I advocate for is a government that is a direct democracy with the government not having as much influence on buisness, as long as each corporation is run like a direct democracy too, with each contributing accroding to his/her ability, and getting according to his/her need, as well as the amount of work they put in.

Both my friends and opponents of my beliefs argue that increasing the workers wage will make them lazy since they would be richer, or that there are different levels and types of work other than just physical labor.

I agree with the latter part, but the only ones who seems to be placing a higher money value on a different type of work that they say is impossible to measure is them. Also, if giving the surplus to the workers will make them lazy, then the CEO's and other people in higher up positions are already lazy since they are the ones making the most money.

But if they aren't lazy, then why would their workers be given the oppurtunity? The problem why many people who even like Michael Moore's films and his positions may like this film less than others is because instead of dealing with something more specific like George Bush's policies or health care, this movie deals with something more theorectical.

But that doesn't make it, or this film, any less important, or his positons or views any less valid, depsite if he pratices whatn he preaches or not.