Film No. 24 (2016) Where To Invade Next April 10th.

Film No. 24 (2016) April 10th.  1.20 PM Norton St. Palace Cinemas, Leichhardt Sydney. 

"We want our kids to learn and to have fun. We don't need to test them on things they've learned from the the back of a book. There is no creativity in that". (Krista Kiuru, the Finnish Minister of Education).

In my opinion Michael Moore has just completed his most interesting film. He has taken his persuasive self and devised an entertainment which asks a series of questions about how he might be able to "pick the flowers" (the ideas which work so effectively in a cross section of European countries) and figuratively take them back to the U S A. Maybe then the people of America would become as one, perhaps even care more for one another.


In Where To Invade Next (W T I N), Moore steps through some of the themes he touched on in Sicko. Although I'm a little concerned Moore learned few health lessons from his Sicko assignment, in this film he looks very unhealthy! W T I N is a wonderful idea which will have the whole world talking because we can all take lessons from the 'flowers' he picks. 


Moore takes us to Italy to learn how business treats it's workers so they remain productive, happy and worth investing in. In Finland we learn that elitism in their education system is non-existent which has a two fold effect. In Slovenia we learn that it is possible to provide students with a free college education and let them begin their adult lives unencumbered by debt. In Iceland  we learn how women make their society more whole, honest and caring because they have more say in the decision making process.


And the list of countries and the 'flowers' he picks goes on. Mike Moore is a preacher of sorts. His style does not suit all and at times he tampers with facts to the advantage of only his POV. He once again gives a utopian view but his approach is light; this suits Where To Invade Next. A couple of personal statements given by a grieving father in Norway and a CEO in Iceland are particularly strong. Importantly they are not the views of Moore.  10GUMS