1.AMWAY WOMEN- LIKES FLINT AND BELIEVES SHE JUST HAS TO DO WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE MONEY AFTER THE LAYOFFS. I THINK MOORE INCLUDES THIS WOMEN TO SHOW US, THE AUDIENCE, THAT NOT ALL OF THE FLINT COMMUNITY ACTUALLY SEES WHAT IS GOING ON BASED ON THE LAYOFFS AND HOW THE SYSTEM OF BUSINESS IS ACTUALLY WORKING. I THINK THIS WOMEN IS BLINDED BY DAILY LIFE.
2.MOM (FAMILY KICKED OUT CHRISTMAS EVE)- YOU DONT REALLY GET HER OPINION OF FLINT, BUT YOU GET HER FEELING OF HOW SHE IS AFFECTED BY THE SYSTEM AND THE STEPS OF THE LAYOFFS. SHE PROBABLY DOESNT HAVE A SPECIFIC OPINION OF FLINT, BUT OF HER SITUATION. THIS IS THE SCENE THAT STRUCK ME MOST. I THINK THIS WAS INCLUDED BECAUSE MOORE WANTED US TO RELISE HOW SEVERE AND HOW APATHETIC THE BUSINESS WORLD IS. ROGER SMITH WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT AND DID NOTHING. THE RAGE OF THE MOTHER I BELIEVED SHOWED US HOW MANY FELT, BUT WERE NOT QUITE PUSHED TO THAT POINT.
3.GOLF LADIES- LIKE FLINT THEY DONT REALLY HAVE A REASON NOT TO. THEY WERE INCLUDED TO SHOW HOW THE OTHER SIDE VIEWS WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN FLINT. THEY ARE NOT DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE LAYOFFS, THUS THEY HAVE NO DIRECT OR FEELING OF SYMPATHY FOR THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITY.
4.TACO BELL MANAGER- HE THINKS THE PEOPLE IN FLINT ARE NOT CAPABLE WORKERS, BUT AGAIN YOU DONT GET A SENSE OF HIS SPECIFIC OPINION ON THE CITY. HE BELIEVES OPPORTUNITY IS THERE, BUT THE PEOPLE ARE JUST NOT SKILLED ENOUGH TO JUMP ON IT. MOORE AGAIN SHOWS SOMEONE WITH THIS POINT OF VIW BECAUSE THEY ARE BLINDED BY WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON. THIS MAN HAS A JB AND IS WORRIED ABOUT JUST THAT AND NOTHING MORE.
5.BUNNY KILLER- SHE THINKS FLINT ISNT A PLACE OF PROGRESS. I THINK SHE IS IN SURVIVOR MODE AND DOESNT HAVE THE SKILLS TO DO ANYTHING MORE SO SHE RELIES ON WHAT SHE KNOWS AND WORKS WITH WHAT SHE HAS. MOORE SHOWS US THAT PEOPLE WILL DO ANYTHING TO SURVIVE AND THIS WILL HAPPEN BY ANY MEANS. THIS WOMEN SHOWS US HOW DESPERATE MEASURES CALL FOR DESPERATE ACTIONS. SHE IS LIMITED TO SHOW MUCH BECAUSE SHE RELIED ON GMC THROUGHOUT HER LIFE.
ALL THE CHARACTERS SHOW US A DIFFERENT VIEW POINT FROM SURVIVAL MODE TO NOT AFFECTED AT ALL. WITH THAT SAID, I THINK THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL BLINDED BY THE STRUCTURE OF WHATS GOING ON AND THE ACTUAL AFFECTS IT HAS HAD ON INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE
good reflection Sharon. I'm not sure if they are blinded by what is going on - seems that they are unaware and even ignorant of how the economic system works and how it affects people. This says a lot about what we teach [or don't] in schools and reminds me of Mantios' article about how class is not visible in the media, and so we dont see it and understand it in our daily lives. Very pleased that you got so much out of the film.
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