I keep worrying that I'm being too negative, and overlooking what is good.
There were some interesting elements. And I certainly didn't disagree with some of the things he was pushing. But it annoyed me that he persuaded some of the current great thinkers (at least in the U.S.) to be interviewed, and yet managed to do most of the talking himself. The movie emulates the Michael Moore films, and uses almost all of their techniques. To me they are mislabeled documentaries.
His big message: you don't need that 7000 ft. square foot mansion, and all those surplus millions - why not give it all up, just like me, since all things are connected, and the planet belongs to all of us, etc. etc. Since way less than 1% has wealth like this, it's an odd message for the general public, a lot of whom are suffering. And none of this occurred to him before the age of 50 when he was stricken with health issues?
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Date: 2011-05-17 04:18 pm (UTC)There were some interesting elements. And I certainly didn't disagree with some of the things he was pushing. But it annoyed me that he persuaded some of the current great thinkers (at least in the U.S.) to be interviewed, and yet managed to do most of the talking himself. The movie emulates the Michael Moore films, and uses almost all of their techniques. To me they are mislabeled documentaries.
His big message: you don't need that 7000 ft. square foot mansion, and all those surplus millions - why not give it all up, just like me, since all things are connected, and the planet belongs to all of us, etc. etc. Since way less than 1% has wealth like this, it's an odd message for the general public, a lot of whom are suffering. And none of this occurred to him before the age of 50 when he was stricken with health issues?