Michael Moore is one of the most prolific, important, and controversial directors of today. His films, which are almost always political in some way, are some of the most well known and influential films of the modern era. Four of his documentaries are in the list of the top ten highest grossing documentaries ever, and one,
Fahrenheit 9/11, is the highest grossing documentary of all time.
He is not only is he one of the most well known film makers, but also one of the most controversial. His liberal films often include radical stunts such as bringing victims of gun shootings or health insurance issues to interviews, or by bringing burlap bags with money signs on them to wall street to "get the money back for the American people".
Michael Moore was born in Flint, Michigan in 1954 and attended the University of Michigan-Flint. Later, in 1986, he became the editor for the liberal political magazine,
Mother Jones. He was later fired from the job as the editor after the magazine refused
to publish a cover story about the closings of GM factories in Flint. After this incident, Moore would go on to create his first documentary in 1989,
Roger & Me, which was about the closings of GM factories which were moved to Mexico. This film launched his career and set him apart as the liberal film maker he is today. Moore's next big film, done in the same provocative style, was
Bowling for Columbine, took on the American gun culture and was a reaction to the Columbine shootings. After
Bowling for Columbine, Moore produced
Fahrenheit 9/11, which discussed the Bush administration and the War in Iraq. Next, Moore made
Sicko, a film revealing the evils with the American health care. Moore's latest film has been
CAPITALISM: a love story, which dived into the latest economic crisis.
Resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moore http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5555726/10_highest_grossing_documentaries_of.html
