Roger & Me is a documentary directed and narrated by Michael Moore, a filmmaker who has his entire family worked for the General Motors, except him. By the time the documentary was recorded, General Motors eliminated more than 30,000 jobs in Flint, Michigan. Therefore, more than anyone, Moore acknowledged of the effect of globalization towards the citizens and so this documentary will present his perspective upon social event in Flint, Michigan.
At the beginning of the documentary, Michael Moore summarized the process of how economic problem established in Flint, Michigan. As known as one of the pioneers of globalization, Roger Smith, the chairman of General Motors, saw the potential of cheap labor in Mexico. First, he decided to lay off 30,000 workers. Then, he closed down 11 factories in the U.S. and moved them to Mexico where he was able to pay the workers 70 cents an
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A guest justifies that, “We started the industrial revolution, an art form that’s never been created in the history of mankind.” These guests represent the general thinking among rich people that their profits are the most important and the company has to do what it has to do in order to stay competitive in today’s economic climate. By accompanying globalization, the G.M. was able to minimize their spends on the U.S. workers and maximize their profits with cheap labor in Mexico. On the other hand, it’s not surprised to me when one of the guests states, “I don’t think it’s fair to pick on the negative things and publicize them and not pick up any of the good aspects about Flint”. I find this ridiculous because they forgot the fact that they were the rich minority, and that they couldn’t understand the effect of downsizings 30,000 jobs of the workers, the majority of society. They want to talk about brotherly love at the same time they're screwing people
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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. GM factories closed down in Flint, resulting in unemployment for of thousands of workers. These laid off auto workers are products of generations of auto workers. GM has been a Flint way of life since the factories first opened. But, finding that operation and labor costs were substantially less in Mexico, Roger Smith filled for bankruptcy and closed the plants down. The consequences of this shut-down were devastating to Flint. The rat population exceeded that of humans, houses were abandoned, and families who couldn’t afford the rent were evicted. The citizens who remained in Flint were now residents of the city with the highest crime rate in all of America. These are just a few of the issues which spurred Michael Moore’s pursuit for the illusive Roger Smith.
He fulfilled this by showing that he stopped to eat in a Canadian restaurant and saw what Canadian news was like. Their news was actually encouraging, unlike our news in the United States. It seems to be so supportive that Canadians don’t even lock their doors. Moore asked a group of people if they locked their house at night and they all replied, “No.” Then, he asked if they locked their house on the way out the door, and they all said no. He must have not believed them, because he took a walk down the street and just started opening up people’s doors and walking in. Every door that the film showed him trying to open was unlocked. On the other hand, a typical American would lock their door, because of how frightening our news is, with all the stories about the killings, thefts, and riots. Our news is almost like some sick type of terrorism. To show that news reporters should be blamed, Moore asked a news reporter in South-Central LA, “If you have to choose between a guy with a gun and the near drowning of a baby, and you can only be in one place which do you go to?” The reporter replies, “ The gun.” These stories about firearms cause Americans to shoot each other out of
The bottom line was that workers had to be laid off. The business could not be concerned with the human side of this decision. Mr. Moore felt that GM should have cared more. He believed GM should have taken more action to keep Flint a thriving town. Since the town was a factory town, there was few other employers and most of them were dependent on the factory to survive. The cycle began; workers could not find work locally. Most families could not move. If they had some money saved they would have to leave a house behind. The house would not sell and if you owed money on it then you likely would not just walk away. The workers that rented could no longer afford the rent payments. Tenants would stay in the homes until they were evicted for non-payment. The town began to look like slums and areas were simply rubble heaps. Businesses closed up, houses and buildings were vacated and left for
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