Michael Moore’s acclaimed 2007 documentary Sicko has been uploaded by the filmmaker for free onto YouTube. Moore here.
You might have noticed, but it’s turbulent times in the world, courtesy of politics, the rule of law being seen as optional, and billionaires feeling they have the power to do anything. That’s as gently as I can put it.
As always, the people who suffer in the midst of this are those without the power and without the platforms. Fun times.
Documentary maker Michael Moore hasn’t made a new film since 2018’s Fahrenheit 11/9, but has recently revealed that he’s been quietly working on a new project. It’s hard to think he won’t be training his lens on what’s happening in America and around the world at the moment. Yet I’d suggest one of his most effective films got a little lost.
It’s 2007’s Sicko, a film about the American health insurance and pharmaceutical industry. Appreciating that Michael Moore’s style isn’t for everyone, there’s much to say in the movie, which for understandable reasons – given it’s a very American story at heart – hasn’t been seen much outside of the US.
But still, there’s an opportunity now. We’ve been seeing instances in recent times of movies being uploaded – legally – in their entirety onto YouTube. Michael Moore has taken this approach with Sicko, and the whole movie is available to watch on there free of charge. You can see it below these words if all has vaguely gone to plan.
The synopsis for the movie reads as follows…
The scourge of the American right, award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore returns with a documentary focussing on the US health care system. Moore attempts to highlight the contradictions in a system that, despite costing more per person than any other in the world, ranks last among developed countries. As well as taking a swipe at the wholly for-profit health insurance and pharmaceutical industries, Moore compares and contrasts health provision around the globe, including Canada, Britain and France.
Please, in the comments, feel free to highlight any other (legal) films being made available for free. Much obliged.
