Favorite Documentary Film -- Roger and Me
Long before Michael Moore became famous for making films that took shots at major issues like, Health Care, Gun Control, and Government Based Fear he made a film that was very close to him personally. Roger & Me explores what happened to his home town of Flint, Michigan after General Motors closed the factory there.
He certainly goes in with an agenda, but it's more about why America as a whole is doing this to workers, and why it seems that so few people care. The closing of the plant literally destroyed his home town, and we see first hand what happens when the company leaves a company town.
The title of film refers to GM CEO Roger Smith, and Moore's journey to find him, and question him about the closings, and what that has done to his town, and many others around the nation. Looking at the state of the economy, and the nation today in 2012, we certainly can say that Mr. Moore was very forward looking, and had stumbled on to something that would not become a major issue until years later.
Michael Moore has made a lot of important, and controversial films. This is this finest in my opinion because his point is simple, and personal. This is not simply a "cause" for him, this is the cause that defines him.
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