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The Big One (1998)
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They put vegetables on my fish filet.
Before he hit it big with his latest documentaries, Michael Moore made this one as he traveled to 47 cities promoting his book "Downsize This!"
If you get nothing else out of the film, the exchange with Studs Terkel in Chicago says it all. He talks about the Oklahoma City Bombing and the loss of 168 lives. At the same time, a plant closes in Flint and the building is destroyed. The only difference is that they lay off all the workers so no one was left in the building. Which is terrorism? The result of the layoffs will be suicide, child abuse, spousal abuse, etc. Isn't the corporation guilty of economic terrorism?
The next most important thing to take away is the fact that we pay corporate welfare to companies like McDonalds and Pillsbury to promote their products overseas. Do they share the resulting profits with the American taxpayer who paid for their advertising? You know the answer to that.
Michael Moore is a real American hero and I just hope he keeps sticking it to the greedy SOBs that are stealing from this country.
Not as slick as his latest documentaries, but all of them are worth watching. beats watching Tampa bay beat up on the Redskins.
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 | Andy
Nov 25, 2007 11:14 PM
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| I like Moore, but he will "cut corners" to make his point. Sometimes that allows people to take away from the true message. I have to say though, I loved Sicko. In my opinion, his best work yet. |
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Nov 26, 2007 9:20 AM