Roger and Me

The movie Roger and me by Michael Moore is a documentary about Roger Smiths putsch of General Motors in the late 1980s. Moore documents the transition from prosperity to poverty in the city of cussed, Michigan. There are three different angles from which to look at the situation in Flint. These three different angles are a action theorists see, a functional analysis assimilate, and a typic interactionists view. The first view, deviation theory, is flavour at who has the indicant, how theyre using this power, and who theyre exploiting with it.A conflict theorist would view the situation as Roger Smith using his power to ruin Flint, Michigan. Smith became the CEO of General Motors and started making massive changes immediately. He started by laying off thousands of motorcar workers at the Flint, Michigan auto plants so that GM could make young plants in Mexico, even though GM was making record profits. The auto workers were devastated and although they strived to better them selves and get new byplays, there were none available.Secondly, the functionalists view can be applied to this situation. A functional analysts view is a pretty broad one that consists of looking at the big picture and how everything works or doesnt work together. Functionalists would grade that it was a necessary step for GM to close its plants in Flint because it will bring in more profits and allow the social club to grow larger. Having cheaper labor in Mexico will lower the prices of new cars too.On the other hand, GM is being dysfunctional by closing the plants since that is where intimately of the citizens of Flint work. With so many people unemployed, the economy of Flint became horrible. No one bought anything so stores went out of business, creating even more unemployment. The final view if that of the social interactionists. Throughout the movie, Roger Smith is portrayed as an evil figure. Everyone that Moore interviews view General Motors and Smith as the devil.Flint, Michigan is viewed as dying town that isnt worth anything anymore. Celebrities such as Robert Schuller, Pat Boone, Anita Bryant and Bob Eubanks all bed to Flint in an attempt to raise the citizens spirits. Robert Schuller looks like a saver when he comes with motivational ideas to preach to the towns unemployed and tell them what they should do. Bob Eubanks, who is seen as the guy who made it out of Flint and became famous, comes and has a live honeymooner game to cheer everyone up.Even the President of the United States comes to talk to whatever of Flints citizens, but he doesnt have much to offer other than a free lunch. To bring it all together, Michael Moore did a very good job at documenting the reactions of everyone involved from the workers to the CEO of the company. Conflict theory, functional theory, and social interaction are the three important views that can be applied to the Roger and Me film. looking at at all three views together is essential to seeing the tot ally story and how everyone involved feels about it.