The Occupy Wall St. movement, which has now been going for one month, is trying to achieve many goals — this may not be one of them, although it is something. When talking to TheWrap, Michael Moore revealed that the event has inspired him to make a new documentary. But it’s not about the actions themselves, and as of now, he’s not revealing much of anything.
For the sake of context, it’s important to mention the conclusion of his last film, Capitalism: A Love Story; there, he said that his days of making documentaries were over, at least until people began to take action. Cut to two years later, and his website told visitors that they’re “about to witness the end of Capitalism: A Love Story.” He’s probably referring to Occupy Wall St. as the end, but one thing seems to lead to another here.
When asked about the project’s content, Moore said the following:
” I’m not gonna tell you what I’m going to do film-wise, but it will be something that’s not being addressed.
It will be funny and shocking and hopefully will help move the ball down the field.
And as long as I am one among many … That is why I love going down to Occupy Wall Street. Because I stand there with hundreds as part of this general assembly, and I am one voice. If feels so much better to me to have hundreds of other people sharing in that and saying, “We’re all going to put the yoke on our shoulders and carry this forward.”
Those statements are rather vague, but anyone familiar with his prior output should have some idea as to what we’ll be getting, at least in terms of the filmmaking style on display and the stance taken. I’m someone who generally likes Moore‘s output, though he can get grating as the documentaries progress; even someone like myself can find his “exposé” tactics to be a little too easy. That much being said, getting inspiration from recent actions could lead him to make a more honest and to-the-point work. It would probably help to know what it’s about before making such guesses, however.
Are you a Moore fan? What do you think his new documentary could be about? Are you curious to know?
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