"Nobody has adversaries anymore; they have enemies." Former
US Senator Alan Simpson's poignant statement to Robert Reich stuck out to me as
I sat enthralled by Inequality For All,
a documentary exploring the widening economic gap in our country. This movie
sent me through a wide range of emotions, from hating our country to loving it
to being inspired to change everything about it.
Robert Reich, former
Secretary of Labor under President Clinton, appears as the subject of this
film. Small in stature but large in ideals and personality, Reich guides us
through the past century as our country rose and fell and rose and fell again
in terms of economics and equality. The film itself is kinetic and vibrant with
fantastic graphics that make the hard truths presented in this film easier to
swallow. The direction by Jacob Kornbluth grabs you from the get-go and keeps
you there straight to the end.
But this film is 100%
Robert Reich's. The man is passionate, honest, and cares more about the state
of our country and our planet than most politicians you will ever come across.
It's not that he wants to fight or bring down the wealthy, quite the opposite
in fact. His passion is to inspire the country to build everyone a brighter
future, from lowest class to highest, from the Occupy Movement to the
One-Percenters. Let's hope the rest of the country can heed his words.
