- 올해 3월, sicko가 국내에 개봉된다길래 몇 가지 뒤적거려봄

- 진보넷 블로거들 중 이 주제와 관련된 여러 전문가들이 생각남

- 작년에 이 영화를 놓친 것을 후회하고 있음, 상영기간이 예상보다 너무 짧았음

   마이클 무어가 유명하긴 하지만, 여기서도 시내 일반극장에서

   그의 다큐멘터리를 헐리우드 흥행작들만큼 오랫동안 상영해주는 것은 아님

- 그의 영화는 늘 재미있었고, 중요한 이슈를 잘 골라서 자극적으로(효과적으로? 흠흠)

   이해하기 쉽게 전달하기에, 관련정보를 찾아보고 공부하도록 하는 기회가 되기도 함

   그러나 좋은 영화라고 적극 지지하기에는 망서려지는 면이 많았음.

   이 영화는 어떨까?

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* sicko : sickie, '환자' '병자'의 속어.

                ...라고 네이버 사전에 나와있는데

                (제목의 정확한 의미는 좀 더 찾아봐야한다.

                 'sicko'라는 말은 어쩌면,  이 영화의 주인공들이자 피해자인

                 미국의 수없이 많은 아픈 사람들을 말하는 게 아니라

                 잘못된 의료보험제도, 혹은 이것을 유지하려는 사람들을 조롱하는지도.)

Michael Moore의 홈페이지

홈페이지의 Sicko  예고편

Sicko를 구성한 사실들

시사in의 관련기사

imdb의 관련정보

'SiCKO' opening June 29, 2007

The words "health care" and "comedy" aren't usually found in the same sentence,

but in Academy Award winning filmmaker Michael Moore's new movie 'SiCKO,'

they go together hand in (rubber) glove.

Opening with profiles of several ordinary Americans whose lives have been disrupted, shattered, and—in some cases—ended by health care catastrophe, the film makes clear that the crisis doesn't only affect the 47 million uninsured citizens—millions of others who dutifully pay their premiums often get strangled by bureaucratic red tape as well.

After detailing just how the system got into such a mess (the short answer: profits and Nixon), we are whisked around the world, visiting countries including Canada, Great Britain and France, where all citizens receive free medical benefits. Finally, Moore gathers a group of 9/11 heroes – rescue workers now suffering from debilitating illnesses who have been denied medical attention in the US. He takes them to a most unexpected place, and in addition to finally receiving care, they also engage in some unexpected diplomacy.

While Moore's 'SiCKO' follows the trailblazing path of previous hit films, the Oscar-winning BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE and all-time box-office documentary champ FAHRENHEIT 9/11, it is also something very different for Michael Moore. 'SiCKO' is a straight-from-the-heart portrait of the crazy and sometimes cruel U.S. health care system, told from the vantage of everyday people faced with extraordinary and bizarre challenges in their quest for basic health coverage.

In the tradition of Mark Twain or Will Rogers, 'SiCKO' uses humor to tell these compelling stories, leading the audience conclude that an alternative system is the only possible answer.