Sunday, June 24, 2007

Sicko

Is Sicko the documentary that redeems Michael Moore?

I say that because I have family in Flint, Michigan, and the people around there aren't very happy with him. He made parts Roger and Me, Bowling for Columbine, and Fahrenheit 9/11 in Flint, and he made the point of showing Flint in a negative light each time.

Each time he lamented the pitiful condition of his beloved city, but when his films have generated well over $100 million dollars, he hasn't given anything back to Flint, which is hypocritical.

In Sicko, he mentions Flint again.

Supposedly, he's trying to not be partisan. He tries to expose the corrupt nature of the HMOs, and the damage this corruption causes the American people. A documentary film of this nature is long overdue.

I hope this film does well. I hope he makes a ton of money, and he decides to give back to Flint in a way that's meaningful. In my opinion, he owes Flint. He could start "Michael Moore's Documentary Film Institute of Flint". That would be frosty.

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