So, I recently watched ”Capitalism: A Love Story” by the self proclaimed great director Michael Moore. The movie is shot in the same style Moore did his other movies. Everything that you see should be shocking and the director/the main actor/the narrator/you name it sees himself as the guy who will open everyone’s eyes. Will cure the world of cancer and will unleash the second coming of Jesus on Earth. Seriously? Sergiu Nicolaescu and Chuck Norris are jealous of this guy.
Overall, the movie is a huge tearjerker. Confronted with the not so comfy truth of what Capitalism is all about, in essence, we are lead to believe that other better systems exist and work. The big thing that this “messianic” director misses to see is that human nature leads to many of the situation he presents, not capitalism. Capitalism is just a vector for greed mingled with stupidity.
In the end, if you think about it, the purpose of the movie is to make money. The purest expression of capitalism. I kid you not.
For a complete laugh, checkout the “Do Something” section on the movie’s web page:

“Turn off the TV and the Blackberry and go for a 30-minute walk every day. Eat fruits and vegetables and cut down on anything that has sugar, high fructose corn syrup, white flour or too much sodium (salt) in it (and, as Michael Pollan says, “Eat (real) food, not too much, mostly plants”). Get seven hours of sleep each night and take the time to read a book a month. I know this sounds like I’ve turned into your grandma, but, dammit, take a good hard look at Granny – she’s fit, she’s rested and she knows the names of both of her U.S. Senators without having to Google them. We might do well to listen to her”

Although the advice is sound it comes from a guy who can barely walk and breathe…