Good Movie Review About Russia: The Empire’s New Clothes

The Empire’s New Clothes is a documentary film that portrays the inequality in terms of financial and political landscape that any society faces today. It is apparent that the documentary makes use of past records to present its arguments convincingly. In particular, the timing of the release of the film was perfect having been only a few weeks before the general election took place in the United Kingdom in 2015. Such timely release seems to be a deliberate effort by the producer to tap into the heated conversations and opinions that were already in circulation in the mass media. The fact that the film is providing various insights into the current situations regarding inequality and financial problems makes it captivating, as the audience is keen to understand where opinions regarding these subjects differ. The interest that the documentary creates also draw attention to the young people thereby luring them into political discussions and in the process shape political discussions. The very thesis of the film is that things can change through the deliberate political efforts of every person.
In order to show the extent of the political and financial disparities in the current Western societies, the film considers the way the policies by Margret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan have continued to dominate the Western economies. Consequently, Brand focuses on his native land of Grays and laments about the manner in which the old town has become sadder, worn-out and “full of food banks”. He sets out to discover why the wealthy continue to thrive yet the poor continue being poor. In his discovery, he realizes that the salaries for the rich continued to increase while the wages for the poor remained stagnant. He also exposes the manner in which the banks have continued to break the law through corrupt deals that aim at benefitting the rich. The documentary provides the example of the London rioters who ended up spending six months in jail for the theft of trainers worth ten pounds while the bankers usually go scot-free despite their fraudulent actions. In order to lay emphasis on these assertions, the Brand notes that high-ranking politicians such as Cameron are fond of talking about the poor rioters while avoiding debate on the rich who thrive through tax-avoidance. The narrator influences the audience by asking whether such situation is fair.
Ultimately, the documentary is mimicking the Thatcher’s policies by showing the rich walking into the glass doors and the film ends with the worlds that insinuate that immigration is to blame for the inequality that the European society is experiencing. Through the insinuation that immigration is a key contributor to inequality, the film is trying to start a debate regarding the effectiveness of the current immigration policies. Accordingly, the film incorporates humor and zeal in the discussions, which makes it interesting to watch. For instance, Brand uses children in a school to share counterfeit money among their peers making sure that some have more than others then asking them whether it is fair for others to have more. The answer from the children is an emphatic “NO”. Such strategy aims at causing viewers to think critically about the manner in which successive regimes continue to ensure that the status quo is maintained to make sure that the rich become richer and the poor continue languishing in poverty. Ultimately, the documentary reveals the way self-interest is by the rich and the political class is gradually becoming a sure way of leading the country to self-destruction.