"Roger and Me" The film was one that utilized and demonstrated many techniques found in the genre of documentary. Michael Moore took every aspect of making a film and flawlessly executed it. The resulting product was one that was to the point and interesting. The first thing that I realized was Moore's ability to use B role and integrate it seamlessly into the film. One example would be when he was moving home from San Diego. The story cut to a scene in a movie that was of a man coming home from the army. I remember thinking that even though this film had nothing to do with the story at hand, it was very clear as to what happened. He saved a few mins of film and got straight to the point. Various other film clips were used to tell the story. This brings me to the second point, which is Moore's ability to hold the audiences attention. You have a film about the town of Flint, Michigan and the trouble it went through during the GM plant closings. Right now I can think of a few thousand ways a filmmaker could have taken this story, added his point of view, and bored me out of my mind. That couldn't be any farther from the truth. I found myself drawn into the story that Michael presented. He used comedy to pick up some slower parts and good camera angles to keep my attention on the screen. As for Story and Characters Moore once again used text book accuracy and added his twist. He picked a few characters and used them through out the film. This is something that kept the audience from getting confused. I think a lot of filmmakers screw up by introducing too many characters. For example, the sheriff deputy was a main character the makes you realize the truth behind what was going on. The Deputy represented the problems and pain that GM was causing by closing the plants. Moore took all aspects of the story and assigned characters to represent each side of the whole situation. The story was well thought out and organized in definite sections or acts.
Roger & Me In 1989, Michael Moore released a documentary that he made called Roger & Me. ... Upon hearing the news, Michael Moore decided to film Roger & Me. ... Michael Moore was set in trying to get in touch with Roger Smith. ... This task took him many places in search of Roger Smith. ... Michael Moore was still on the trail of Roger Smith. ...
Recognize me not, by word, by sign, by look! ... Shouldst thou fail me in this, beware! ... When Roger found out that it was Arthur he was joyous. ... Roger began to thrive on hurting Arthur. ... Ay, ay, you must have known it; for he tells me he is of your party, and a close friend to the gentleman you spoke of, - he that is in peril from these sour old Puritan rulers!" ...
Roger and Me The Modes Moore Employs Roger and Me is the story of Michael Moore's quest to right the wrong done to Flint, Michigan by Roger Smith, CEO of General Motors. ... Roger and Me, on a basic level falls into the Interactive category with its involved interviews and archival footage. ... In Roger and Me, Michael Moore interviews many laid off auto workers, the city council of Flint, Michigan, representatives of upper-class Flint, and in the end, he finally speaks briefly with Roger Smith. ... Moore acts as the narrator/protagonist throughout Roger and Me, ushering the viewer on a g...
Roger & Me by Michael Moore is a documentary that set a new standard and a fresh outlook for a whole genre of films. ... The best moment was when Moore switches between Roger Smith reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, and the Sherriff evicting a family and watching the family throw their Christmas tree in the street. There is a moment where you feel all hatred for Roger Smith and GM. ...
It has been fourteen years since General Motors laid off 33,000 people and inspired Michael Moore's documentary "Roger & Me." ... However, in the late 1980's, GM president Roger Smith decided to close down some of the plants in Flint and laid off some 33,000 people. ... Their fears sound a lot like what happened in "Roger & Me" back in the 80's. "Roger & Me" delivered the message about Corporate Newspeak and how profits are more important to big American corporations than the lives of their workers. Movie Critic Roger Ebert said of "Roger & Me", "The movie is a counterattac...
Roger & Me This film is billed as a comedy however the life stressors of unemployment are not funny in the true comedic sense at all unless laughter is used instead of crying as a sort of defense mechanism. If any thing Roger & Me is such an extremely dark comedy, you need a microscope to find the humor. This story shows Michael Moore a Flint Michigan native who is looking for Roger Smith the CEO of General Motors after GM closes 11 plants in Flint and lays off more then 33,000 workers. ... Roger Smith but, were comfortable in their lives. ...
Changes in Roger Chillingworth In the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, there is a character by the name of Roger Prynne. ... Roger Prynne changes physically over the course of the book. ... He is the Roger Prynne and changes to Roger Chillingworth to hide form the shame of being Hester's husband. ... Last of all Roger Chillingworth changes spiritually. ... Who made me so?!" ...
Who is to blame - Roger or America? ... The downside to so much freedom is the fact many may have to suffer in order for others to succeed, a situation shown in the events of "Roger & Me". ... Leftward - leaning filmmaker Michael Moore spends nearly three years documenting the demise of his hometown of Flint, Michigan, in his late 1980's documentary, "Roger & Me". "Roger & Me" surrounds the decision, made by the corporation General Motors, to close down 11 of their auto plants in the Flint area, and Moore's resultant pursuit to meet and talk to the man he deemed responsible for...
Roger Chillingworth, for example, had the flaw of seeking revenge. ... Ultimately Roger Chillingworth comes to represent true evil. ... "I must seek this man there is a sympathy that will make me conscious of him. ... This leads me to my next point; another affect on Chillingworth's life was how revenge completely consumed him. ... Who made me so?...
Roger and Me Analysis In this film, Michael Moore is satirizing corporate America, specifically the General Motors scenario in Flint, Michigan, during the late 1980's. ... This final sequence involved a scene with Roger Smith delivering a speech at a fancy Christmas party, followed by a scene with a family getting evicted from their home on Christmas Eve. ... The singing was also punctuated by curse words from the family directed at Roger Smith. ... On the other hand, Moore was able to emphasize those scenes even more by juxtaposing them with scenes of Roger Smith living in luxury....
