Comrade Moore takes on capitalism.
by Matt
Michael Moore’s new film, Capitalism: A Love Story, premieres this Sunday at the Venice Film Festival. In it, the firebrand filmmaker offers an indictment of the entire capitalist system, calling it “an evil, and you cannot regulate evil.”
Whether or not you like Moore, his politics, or his films, what’s interesting about the idea behind this film is that it’s trying (I think) to show audiences that capitalism (an economic model) and democracy (a political one) are not inextricably tied together. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of alternatives he proposes, if any, as well as what kind of smears are leveled at him from his fellow (largely right-of-centre) citizens.
Can’t wait to see this! I’m such a huge fan of his films it’s ridiculous.