Jamie Johnson appeared to be a total brat. I get he wants to make one of these groundbreaking Sundance appealing documentaries. My problem is that hes rich. How can he really understand how the working class feels? He looked like a spoiled brat complaining about eating in a fancy restaurant when he wants McDonald's.
Easy by trying to understand the issues of the lower class and by looking and seeing what they go through.
shareHow can you come to this conclusion? If anything he is trying to grasp his head around these problems. What do you expect him to do, give away all his money? Be happy that there are at least some people like him who see that what a huge problem this is.
shareI agree with some of what you say. But if he is really trying to "figure" it out then yes get rid of all your evil money. Get a really job pay your own bills and be an average guy. Then he will get respect. Oh and change your voice because because he sounded stupid when he talks.
shareCan you honestly say you'd do the same? There is nothing wrong with acquiring wealth, as long as you do it in an honest way and earn the money by contributing something positive to society. It is our economic system that is broken where people are acquiring vulgar amounts of wealth by cheating people and contributing little or nothing to society.
This dude however (AFAIK) inherited his money. You cannot blame for being born wealthy anymore than you can blame a beggar for being born poor. By your logic we would not have the right to complain about Africa or exploitation or third world countries without ourselves living in absolute squalor and destitution.
Instead of wasting time directing blame at people like this filmmaker, it would be better to focus on the political, business and media elite who keep this unsustainable economic system running and who brainwash the general population into compliance.
You're kidding, right?
"Get rid of all your evil money"? He ought to get a "real" job and pay his own bills so as to become an "average guy"? If you were in his enviable position, I'm sure you'd do all that for the "respect" of a load of people you don't even know. lmao
It's that mentality that keeps the "average guy" from ever rising above his station in life. Jamie Johnson was born into vast wealth. Good for him. The only thing that would make his story better is if I was born in his place. For now, I'll just have to keep striving to improve myself...without begrudging guys like Johnson their wealthy birthright.
Yes, if his goal were to truly understand "average guys," then that would be the way to go about it. Isn't part of the point of making a film to gain the respect of people you don't know?
Keep striving, indeed.... just remember that only a small proportion of the world's population can ever be fabulously wealthy. In a world with limited resources, some begrudgement does seem to be in order at some point.
Oh and change your voice because because he sounded stupid when he talks.Kind of like how you look stupid when you write? share
It's not clear he sees there is a huge problem ... i did not really hear him voice his opinions,
he just ineffectually asks others their opinions, and most of them will not talk to him seriously,
and those that do ... well, it's likely they are just acting.
I don't get that feel from him. I think he was a very good listener in the film and seem to really, truly want to understand the financial makeup of America.
shareIts not that Jamie should have to give away all his money. And that's not what he's even suggesting. His point is the very wealthy use their power, in no uncertain terms, for the expansion (not even preservation) of their wealth with no regard to social reaponsibility.
You just have to be resigned-
You're crashing by design
I completely agree. He even used his family's wealth and name to make this documentary and assist in his research. I think this film is also very vanity driven. I don't think it deserves the rating .
shareI somewhat agree. He does have access to the ultra-rich (and lets be honest, the film is not about the 1%, it is about the 0.0001%), which does lend to be an interesting documentary, but he seems kind of unprepared to make it. He went into the interview with Friedman with cavalier research under his belt and no real plan, which was really too bad, as I would have loved to have seen that little rightist gremlin schooled on camera. Johnson was useful in that his status gave him access. I have seen better documentaries done by people with less status (Park Avenue, for one), but still, the insiders access does make for an interesting watch.
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