Capitalism: A Love Story DVD Review

Two decades after Michael Moore’s first documentary “Roger & Me,” the “Bowling for Columbine” and “Fahrenheit 911” filmmaker took his camera crew to Wall Street in an attempt to edify those on Main Street.

In Capitalism: A Love Story, Moore questions why 1% of the country owns 95% of its wealth. An epidemic of foreclosures, skyrocketing unemployment rates, outrageously underpaid commercial pilots on food stamps - yes food stamps – and popular companies taking out “Dead Peasants Insurance” policies without its employee’s knowledge illustrate the widespread devastation resulting from legalized corporate greed.

The issues Moore chronicles in “A Love Story” are devastating, yet no real solutions are presented other than citizens taking it to the polls and voting. Still, Moore’s camera is a weapon and his storytelling remains captivating. “Capitalism” adds faces and families to the statistics, but it’s a man who is no longer able to give an interview that provides the most poignant footage.

In never before seen footage, a frail looking President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the nation, saying, “People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made…” Roosevelt proposed a “second bill of rights” for all. Unfortunately, Roosevelt passed away one year later. Although his dream has yet to be materialized, Roosevelt’s message is just as relevant today as it was in 1944.

Capitalism: A Love Story informs, entertains and inspires. It’s a gem filled with gems, but you’ll have to check it out for yourself to find out if you’ll fall in love with “A Love Story.”