BY CHIRISTINA PARKER, www.forcv.com blogger

Michael Moore is one of those people you either love or hate. For reasons I can no longer recall, I once found him annoying. As a result, I put off watching his 2002 film Bowling for Columbine. But then it somehow ended up on my Netflix queue and in a moment of boredom, I watched it. And I learned a few things... like the surprising fact that I have something in common with Marilyn Manson.  We both believe that the media perpetrates a society of fear. Since then I watched 2004’s Fahrenheit 911 and 2007’s Sicko. So it made sense to watch his latest cause-on-film entitled Capitalism: A Love Story.
 
Some may claim that Moore's storytelling is one-sided and preachy, to which I respond "duh." It's his film; he'll project and preach what he wants to. Is his behavior radical? Perhaps. But he is trying to make a point… sometimes you have to get a little crazy in order for people to pay attention. And his point? The original hopeful concept of Capitalism has changed and become something corrupt, devoid of morals... and maybe even evil. It is the reason our country is...

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