On DVD: CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY (Michael Moore, 2009)

It doesn't take a genius to show that Michael Moore is such a polarizing filmmaker, or polarizing person in general. You either love the guy, or you wanna rip his heart out like that dude from Temple Of Doom. Personally, I like the guy because he makes some funny-ass movies. In the case of Bowling For Columbine, it doesn't matter if you're for or against gun control, but that Moore made a very entertaining movie in general. If you haven't seen that already, I suggest you do.

Documentaries are a hard genre of film to do. No matter what, you're always gonna be hit with some skepticism and a lot of people aren't gonna believe it. But that's why you go out and do your own research, which Moore subliminally tells you to do here. But with all that aside, let's get down to the movie.

Personally, I liked Capitalism: A Love Story. Even from its ironic title you can tell Moore has got some tricks up his sleeve. Moore makes hilarious movies, and this is no different. I'll say it right now: Capitalism is a REAL funny movie. From obscure film clips to some overtly epic scores that made something seem more dramatic than it really was to Moore's narration, he keeps the streak going by making his documentaries not so much a learning lesson but pure entertainment.

But, with all the hilarity, I was surprised at the amount of sadness that the film covered. It really was overwhelming at times, and I say that on an emotional level (OMG WES YOU PUSS). No, really, the film can make you cry. For instance, one second there's a clip of a cats flushing toilets, which in the context you'll find hilarious, and the next second there's a home video recording of a family quietly waiting in their house to be evicted. It really hits hard, and all of the sudden you go from laughing to just complete silence like THAT (if you were here when I wrote this I snapped my fingers when I said that).

Along with that scene, there are many other memorable ones, with many other extremely sad ones. If I had a problem with the movie, it would be this: in one sequence, it seems to glorify Obama and his economic plan, which I think wasn't a good choice, given that no one knows what the future is for the economy. But, now that I think about it, maybe I missed the point, and was probably presented as irony. Whatevs.

BOTTOM LINE: Michael Moore tackles the crumbling economy in Capitalism: A Love Story, and the result is something that will get you fuming to take down Wall Street. It's also hilarious, sad, and downright entertaining.
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