In the documentary Where to Invade Next, Michael Moore visits several European countries, plus Tunisia, to find out how they deal with common political issues. He acknowledges that things are much different and possibly even better than they are here in America. As he visits the different countries, along with different political issues, he vows to “adopt” certain practices to bring back to America. He proposes that these countries are living the “American Dream” better than Americans are. This is mostly interesting because a lot of these ideas are ones that were developed here in America, and it seems that we have forgotten about them over many years. Michael Moore visits women’s rights, prison systems, the war on drugs, education, healthcare and much more in this documentary. These are some of the most important topics that we cannot seem to get right in America and it is interesting to see how other countries work through the issues. Americans are entitled people, and most of us don’t even realize how incorrectly we are living. We are taught that America is the greatest “free” country on the planet, not knowing what a prison we have created for ourselves. Michael more establishes ethos, or credibility, by giving facts to the people watching his documentary. He doesn’t choose to sugarcoat the fact that America needs change. He acknowledges, instead of arguing, that other countries are doing great things for their people. Things like universal healthcare, extended vacation time and maternity leave from employers. These are things that Americans can only dream about. Michael uses logo, or logic, again, by using facts. The fact that Italians live an average of 4 years longer than Americans, makes sense considering that they are less stressed. Norwegian children are smarter, because they are less stressed about school and not as bogged down by everyday hard work that American kids are bothered with daily. French children eat healthier because school officials care more about what they put into children’s bodies. These are things that we can do for the children of America because we owe it to them. Michael Moore easily appeals to the audience, pathos, due to the fact that these issues are personal. Even if we are Americans that wholeheartedly love our country, we know that things need to be better for us and for the future. There isn’t any person who watched that film that can say at least one of the many topics discussed didn’t apply to them. The purpose of Michael Moore’s documentary, I think, was to inform Americans. To let us all know we can have so much better if we work for it as one. I think he wants to bring us to a place that we were ultimately meant to be in. His point is that America already has the capability to care about its people, we just needed to be reminded.
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