Sicko
**Posted by cindy at 1:31 PM
I'm impressed..! In the beginning when it shows the guy suturing his own knee, I thought it was the kind of movie I wouldn't be able to watch it (if it was all about injuries, stitches, open bruises..). I'm glad I did! Even gladder for not having to see those things again along the movie
Michael Moore's sarcasm is absolutely entertaining and smart. He doesn't say out loud the healthcare system in US is awful, but he drives his viewers to that conclusion showing facts and other people's opinions and tragic stories.
By going to other countries for a comparison, he definitely doesn't need to say anything else.
My highlights were:
*The 22-year-old woman who is considering to marry her Canadian "friend" for free healthcare, and the fact that at the end, Michael Moore left a website for Americans willing to marry Canadians for the same reason .
There's a HUGE "business" in US which non-Americans pay thousands of dollars to marry an American so they can be granted a Greencard and live the American Dream there. Well..they sure don't think about healthcare until they actually need it.
I once met a family in US who knew about my plans to come to Australia, they were very excited for me! And they confessed Australia was in their plans too if the healthcare system doesn't get any better...
To be honest, I don't know how the healthcare is here in Australia...should I be so worried for getting sick as I used to be in US? I could never enjoy snowboard, one of the reasons was I couldn't afford having any broken arm or leg (which happened to a friend of mine while snowboarding there)
*9/11 rescuers finding the solution of their lives in CUBA! Seriously, that was the best part considering all the history between the two countries!
Michael Moore does have many enemies, but that's what you got for showing the truth.
I finished Sicko wanting to watch all other Moore's documentaries!
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