A very unusual documentary about consumerism. I prefer
statistics-filled, dry, just-throw-the-facts-at-me types of
documentaries. I find most of Michael Moore's humor distracting to his
main points, for example. This film uses a variety of techniques to
appeal to emotions.
For instance, it uses a sometimes annoying, sometimes surprisingly
effective tactic of repeating sound bites. The footage ranges from
protests to interviews. Footage includes a Cuban teen's reactions to
visiting McDonalds, to European homeless people, to Microsoft's Steve
Ballmer dancing around screaming to motivate Windows programmers at a
conference. It's truly unusual, but despite my preference for "drier"
more fact-oriented documentaries, I found this unusual emotion-appeal
film quite enjoyable and effective. That surprised me; perhaps it will
you too?
statistics-filled, dry, just-throw-the-facts-at-me types of
documentaries. I find most of Michael Moore's humor distracting to his
main points, for example. This film uses a variety of techniques to
appeal to emotions.
For instance, it uses a sometimes annoying, sometimes surprisingly
effective tactic of repeating sound bites. The footage ranges from
protests to interviews. Footage includes a Cuban teen's reactions to
visiting McDonalds, to European homeless people, to Microsoft's Steve
Ballmer dancing around screaming to motivate Windows programmers at a
conference. It's truly unusual, but despite my preference for "drier"
more fact-oriented documentaries, I found this unusual emotion-appeal
film quite enjoyable and effective. That surprised me; perhaps it will
you too?