It is undeniable that the film has a loose structure, rough production, lacks the appearance of a professional documentary, and many of the populist sentiments it promotes are also debatable, but on the contrary, it is such a documentary full of primitive and wild power that sounded the most shocking alarm bell. I couldn't think of why someone would cry when I saw it, until I sat in the movie theater, and the tears finally flowed down with despair and powerlessness.
Usually, when I look at the news where something goes wrong, I feel that I can always avoid it by being careful. I read the history of people's blood and tears in the past and feel that today's world is peaceful and the times are different. Those disasters will not repeat, but this movie is to tell us: Neither politics nor history are as far from personal destiny as we think. The film starts with Trump, but is not interested in talking about the political gossip that everyone is already familiar with. Instead, it starts from small places such as the Flint water crisis and the WV teacher strike. Let us see how rotten the American system is, and the basic survival of the people at the bottom. How hard it is to take rights seriously.
The director wanted to tell the audience that Trump's victory was not an ideological victory between two parties or two groups of voters. In fact, even the Democratic Party, which is traditionally regarded as a symbol of progress, is still bureaucratic, and continues to serve the consortium while doing the superficial articles of liberal. Not only that, the Democratic caucus has also spared no effort to stifle grassroots representatives who can really convey public opinion. So Michael Moore's conclusion is don't put your hopes on the system, put your hopes on the election, and act like the Parkland students and WV teachers in the film, and let your voice be heard by the whole country. If it doesn't wake up sooner, the US will, like the rest of the world, move towards totalitarian strongman politics.
Tell me about a few episodes in the film that shocked me personally: First, I saw the leaders of my own country appear as evidence of Trump’s desire to extend his term of office. From this, I felt that the democratic system is actually very fragile, and it is too easy for politicians to deceive power from the hands of the people. Second, I saw that a colleague of mine who just shook hands just happened to appear in a negative shot of the film as a representative of the local government, and I felt that my new job for the first week was full of a sense of mission and should not be slack off (the content of the work is the core of the film. The topic of drinking water quality in Michigan); third, seeing Chinese being slapped in the face and shouting Chinese fuck on the subway, thinking of the current political environment in the United States, it is very likely that I will face this kind of situation one day. in front of you.
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