EC: Capitalism At it's Finest

This past week I watched a documentary film called Capitalism: A Love Story. The movie basically talks about corporate greed and the failing economic system in the US. The combination of these two are having a disastrous effects on American lives. He interviews several middle class citizens that have seen first hand the problems of capitalism in their lives. 

"Capitalism-an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state."

I found it an interesting documentary and thought that Michael Moore did a great job depicting capitalism in America. Although, I did find it ironic that this guy who is complaining about capitalism also has a net worth of $50 Million. Putting that fact aside, Michael Moore did a fabulous job at capturing the emotions of viewers. While watching the documentary I felt anger, sadness, and shock after hearing story after story about different people that were wronged.  I can't believe that people in the United States are so greedy. It made me realize that people will do just about anything for money. In one case it explained that a judge was basically being paid off to send a bunch of kids to juvenile detention. It didn't matter that these kids were getting a fair trial, all the judge cared about was getting a little extra money in his pocket. While the documentary did really capture my emotions it was no so full of feeling that his credibility was compromised. He supported his findings very well by talking to lawyers and receiving first hand accounts from people. Having this kind of research really proved his point that much more and gave him a more compelling case. 

After watching this film, I was actually persuaded that we as a country do suffer from capitalism and it is only getting worse as time goes on. Michael Moore uses amazing components such as ethos, pathos, and logos to not only entertain and inform the viewer but to persuade them. He reaches out to the hard working middle class and really shows how capitalism is destroying middle class citizens. Overall, the movie was very interesting and shed light on a topic I knew little about it. I would recommend his documentary and would be interested in checking some of his other films.