Roger & Me (1989)

Director : Michael Moore.
Genere : Documentary.
Cast : -NA-
Rating : Must Watch


Roger and me is the directorial debut of the controversial film maker Michael Moore. It documents the Moors quest to meet G.M’s chairman Roger Smith and persuade him to spend a day in Flint, so that he could see the present wretched life of people who lost their job after the shutdown of G.M in Flint on his decision. Flint, Michigan is the home town for both General Motors and Moore. Flint enjoyed prosperity than any other sate in America. The shut down of General Motors made 30000 individuals jobless. Moor points the camera toward the horrors that followed the shut down.

Thirty thousand job less people and a city with no hope, Flint become one of the worst places in America to live. Crime rate increased, people and authorities tried their best to over come this. Moor captures all this with a great sense of humor. Through out the film he makes many desperate attempts to meet the chairman, but all his efforts turned to be futile. Michigan state authority tries many methods to keep the people occupied. They even build a new jail complex with double purpose, to keep the convicts and to give job to the jobless workers. They celebrate the opening by renting out the jail cells to wealthy couples.

Roger and me clearly casts the life of both wealthy and poor and the bridge between the two. It shows us vividly the greedy face of capitalism and about the importance of socialism and welfare system. Although many criticized about the wrong chronology and a little misdirection of Moor towards the G.M than to the Government, Roger and me is well said to impress