In the documentary Where to Invade Next , Michael Moore is a director and producer who, traveled nine different countries of the world, to collect some good ideas from them and establish in the United States of America for its prosperity. This documentary is a nonfiction narrative and Moore is a invader, who starts his journey from Washington, DC pentagon under the authorization of joint chiefs of staff. He invades Italy first and get surprised after he learned about eight weeks of paid vacation and five months of maternity leave. He went to Ducati motorcycle company and met with the CEO, who told him about profits of company aren’t get affected by paid vacations of their employees. He said, people get committed to work and become more productive. They believe in the welfare of their workers. The meaning of welfare is meant different to them than the U.S.
The next country, Moore invaded was France. He went to Elementary School and spent some time at lunch room, where had conversation with a chef, who provided balanced diet to kids and decide their meal under the supervision of dietitian and other school officials. He had conversation with their teachers on topics such as sex education, contraception and their teen pregnancy rate is lower than us. He arrived Finland, who have higher global education rank in the world. They neither have any homework policy nor standardized tests. There is no private school exists in that country. All rich and middle class children goes to same school and they spent more time on other activities such as Arts, music and sports etc. A principal of school said, that “they try to teach them how to be a happy person, how to respect others, give them time to socialise with their friends”. Next he invaded “Rapunzel of Slovenia”, who also known as magical fairyland. He met with various university students, who study there without having any debt. The university is free for them and he met with the president of Slovenia as well. Then he invaded Germany, a country where work on 36 hours and get paid for 40 hours. He visited the pencil factory and wondered they follow this idea of working eight hours from the States. They have universal healthcare and real power. Students meet with survivors of genocide and listen their stories at school. Next stop was in Lisbon of Portugal, a country who had war on drugs, so they chose another method, which is not to arrest anyone who is using drugs. He met with three police officers, had conversation on the topic of drugs and death penalty. He went to Norway and visit their prison. He get surprised the way the prisoners get treated over there was completely different than US. “There prison based on rehabilitation, not revenge”. He find out that rearrest rate of prisoners is only 20% in Norway, as compared to 80% of the US. There prison warden are completely different, they have music studio, library and art center.They helps prisons to become a better person and one other thing that there police or guards do not carry guns. Tunisia, located in North Africa was his next stop, where he met with female doctor and talked about abortion, which they consider a legal right of the women. He discussed topics of women's rights, eradication of violence against them and their new constitution. He invaded at Iceland, where he talked with the first elected female president, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. He talked with several other females of business class and prosecution system of the country. At the end scene he visited back to Berlin of Germany, where he discussed with his friend that all ideas such as women's equality, rights of workers, eliminate death penalty, 8 hours work shift etc,which were originally pioneered in the States and the rest of the world do follow their footprints. This documentary end-up with a short clip from a movie, which prompts that America do have answers of his all questions but he just only need to look back. As the Dorothy can move back to her hometown Kansas with her miracle sandals.
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Elisa Blow
11/14/2017 06:52:42 am
i like how you bold each country.
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