What Will Destroy America First, Big Business or Zombies?

This weekend I saw two movies, Capitalism: A Love Story and Zombieland. Lets begin with what I believe is the inferior movie, Zombieland. Now don't all get on my case saying I didn't like this movie. I did like this movie, there are some parts of Zombieland that I loved. But in comparison I'd have to pick Capitalism, but we'll get to that later. Zombieland is a rip-roaring action-packed zombie/road-trip action/gross-out comedy/character driven drama/horror movie. Yeah that's a lot of hyphens and backslashes but you can consider this movie on all those levels, and to its credit it manages to merge them all together into a rather cohesive film. The action is awesome, the comedy is funny, and the performances are on the whole average. I feel that the only thing wrong with it was that it kind of lacked a real aim, they weren't really driving across the country for any reason other than to go to a theme park. They should have replaced Woody Harrelson with Chevy Chase, got rid of the zombies and changed the theme park's name to Wally World, now that I think about it, the theme park featured in the climax of the movie did look a bit like Wally World.

Zombieland - 3 out of 4

Now, lets talk about Capitalism: A Love Story. Michael Moore is a force unlike any other. He creates a riveting portrait of American business's relationship with the government and the American people. This film is the wake-up call that our country needs in this time where our economy is the center of our concerns. He sets up the movie with a tale about a Utopian America in which all people benefited from capitalism. He then goes on to show us how it took a steep downward plunge to today. Moore brings together mounds of newsreel footage, testimony, and his attempts to get into cooperate buildings with a seemingly infinite amount of skill and passion. When Moore makes a film he is always really passionate about the topic in question. Weather you agree or disagree with his opinions or tactics, you would be doing a disservice to yourself if you didn't check this film out. Capitalism: A Love Story is, in my opinion, the most important and relevant film in years and it hopefully will cause people to want to act to make our country a better place.

Capitalism: A Love Story - 4 out of 4

-Zach