Summary of Sick and Twisted

While Micheal Moore's documentaries are known for their extensive and detailed accounts of American society, they reveal nothing that popular media has not previously revealed. Moore's "Sicko" is merely an amplification of the news stories that are indignant about the inhumane aspects of the American health care system. One feature of this "outrage machine" is its tendency to blame the usual suspects, who are, however, not in a position to change the system. While Moore accuses the insurance companies, the pharmaceutical-industry lobbyists, and the politicians, it is the general public, that posesses the ability to cause change, which, it is, however, very reluctant to make use of. The documentary thus offers no solution to the problem and even if it had, such a solution would be very difficult to implement. Given its contribution of 16% to the national economy, the health care system is extremely difficult to reform and no solution pleases all. People hesitate to make reforms due to the overwhelming immobility of the structure and they seem to prefer the outrageous condition of this flawed system to the work and money that would have to be spent to reform it, making them the true culprits of the situation that Moore laments.