Hella Solutions blog: "Document. Share. Inspire."

The topic of filmmaker Michael Moore always seems to be a somewhat heated one. Why? I think it’s because many don’t know how to categorize him. Is he a documentary filmmaker or is he a muckraker? I would say both but with a heavy emphasis on the latter. He sensationalizes, often reports in a “tabloid style”, and in some cases fabricates scenes in order to make a point. I love the guy for this because I think he’s really good at it and his points are righteous. But where he runs into trouble is when this style is called documentary. It’s clearly not “pure” documentary. Yes they share some similarities but they are quite different (e.g. the 3 points above). Anyway, that’s my two cents on that…but here’s Mr. Moore on “Larry King Live” making some great points on the proposed auto makers bailout.