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Skammen (1968)
Shame
Ingmar Bergman's "Shame" is a simple yet effective tale of the devastation war has on people, both physically and emotionally. The couple whose life changes forever, Jan and Eva, are both likable characters, and Bergman does a good job keeping the film focused on them instead of getting into too many complicated stories with minor characters. A film like this would likely be over two and a half hours if made today, as Hollywood would likely turn the story into an overblown action movie. That being said, Shame's lack of depth does hurt it a bit, as it is possible audiences will not express any concern for Jan and Eva without more scenes to grow attached to them.
Roger & Me (1989)
Roger & Me
Say what you want about all the historical inaccuracies in Michael Moore's Roger & Me, this film still accomplishes the overall goal of the director. Moore did not make this film simply intending to tell a story of Flint, Michigan. Instead he aimed to build support for the working class in a battle against the corporate elite.
Sure, the fact that the GM layoffs forcing 30,000 Flint residents into unemployment and effectively destroying the city's economy actually took place slowly over a long period of time slightly diminishes the shock value of the film. However, one must remember that these are still real people Moore is interviewing, and their lives have been altered by the layoffs. It does not matter if they were laid off in 1981 or 1984 or years later. The sad state their lives are in is more than enough to prove that the GM layoffs did so significant, although possibly not as significant as Moore would have us believe.