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Chinese documentaries and foreign documentaries. Compared with Chinese TV dramas and movies, they are very small. The reason why it is niche, I think there are three reasons: one is the lack of master-level directors, such as Jacques Behan and Mike Moore, who are well-known and prolific and high-quality directors at home and abroad; and the other is the lack of shocking works. The visual enjoyment of "Fahrenheit 911" and "Migrating Birds" is rare. The three distribution channels are narrow, which makes it more difficult for the already scarce resources to reach the hands of the public. As for the documentary, it has become a low-key enjoyment. The luxury of a few people and the small selection of four themes have also made Chinese documentaries lag behind international documentaries. Due to institutional reasons, documentaries on political subjects are a typical example.
On May 19, 2007, during the fourth day of Cannes Film Festival, Mike Moore’s documentary "Medical Insider" ("SICKO", also known as "Mental Patient") was screened at Lumiere Palace. This documentary follows Mike Moore’s documentary "Clumbine's Bowling" which exposed the issue of gun control and school shootings in the United States and the documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11" which documented the Bush administration's response before and after 9/11 in the United States. Works on political themes. This documentary exposes the inside story of the American medical system and conducts an in-depth exploration of the American social system, which is related to the health of the people. It is called the "high-profile third part." After the release of "Medical Insider", the frenzy set off far exceeds that of Mike Moore's previous works. The average score of IMDB's more than 3,000 votes is as high as 8.4. The US premiere box office: $68,969.00 (unit: US dollar), and the US cumulative box office: $24,492,278.00 (unit: US dollar). It is even known as the most popular documentary in the history of the United States. High-profile appearances, of course, brought me a lot of trouble-a letter from the US government in the name of Bush came unexpectedly and suggested to him that he entered the territory of Guantanamo and Cuba illegally. The complaint. Because of illegal shooting, this documentary may be banned, and McMoore is also very likely to go to jail.
The subject matter of the film directly refers to the medical insurance system that the United States has always been proud of. The film begins with the horrible scene of a man without medical insurance stitching up a wound on his knee, and then tells about a decent job-a newspaper editor and an engineer, and a couple with medical insurance who cannot afford the sickness expenses and sells the house. The story of the storage room of my daughter's house. After nearly 15 minutes of tear-jerking talk, Moore raised his point of view-all this is because of the American medical system. After that, there is a step-by-step argument: hospital staff threw elderly people who had no money to treat illnesses on the road; 9/11 rescue volunteers participated in rescue work because their health was damaged, but there was no one to care about them. They look down on the disease. These people are in the United States. Cuba’s enemy country, Cuba received a full range of treatments. When they left, Cuban firefighters lined up to pay tribute to them, debunking the lies of the U.S. medical system through comparisons with the British, French, and Canadian medical systems, and convinced the audience to believe in the U.S. It is the view of the society that "the hospital is open to the south, don't come in if you are sick and don't have money." Shocking examples, easy editing, lively soundtrack, satirical sentences, and joking endings, firmly control the audience's emotions. The narrative style of the whole documentary is very relaxed and lively. The director is using a relaxed tone to tell a very serious issue, using Hollywood style to expose a deep social malaise-the medical system only serves the rich, and its political purpose is deeper than "Fahrenheit 9/11".
Today, responsibility and influence have become important qualities of documentaries. At the press conference of "Medical Insider", McMoore pointed out: The purpose of this documentary is to look at the medical system of other countries from the eyes of an American, learn from the successful experience of other countries, and find a way out for the American medical system. McMold’s film bears the burden of criticizing reality and deeply exposing widespread social problems. This theme is more in line with the vital interests of the American people than "Fahrenheit 9/11".
An excellent documentary filmmaker should possess the spirit of exploration, endurance and justice. McMoore has such qualities. In order to explore the current state of American medical care and the way out in the future, McMoore has been infiltrating the medical systems of Canada, Britain, and France starting from the literature in the 1940s, looking for the root in history and finding a way out in comparison. Because of this film, McMoore has many enemies in the United States. Moore may also go to jail because of this film. However, Moore is not afraid. In an interview with reporters, he said that his biggest wish is that this film can be released. I hope that American money will be used to save people instead of killing people.
This documentary, known as the best-selling documentary in the history of the United States, also has many shortcomings. The film's overly perfect description of the British, Canadian, French and even Cuban medical systems has caused many people to question the objectivity of the film's theme. The US medical system is really so horrible, is the medical system of other countries so perfect? Something that is too perfect is always unconvincing. Everything is pros and cons. The film does not mention the advantages of the US system and the deficiencies of other countries' systems. Such subjectivity will cause people to question whether this is a case or a common phenomenon. Moore, who is a journalist, of course noticed using facts to speak, but Moore did not give the interests of both parties the opportunity to speak, and he was biased.
In any case, I would like to thank Moore for giving us the visual enjoyment. At the same time, I hope that the Chinese documentary can absorb its strengths, avoid its shortcomings, choose the most appropriate position between the market and the responsibility, and strike a balance between the good-looking and the real, and make a high-profile debut. .
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