Park Avenue Film Review and Analysis
Park Avenue: Money, Power & the American Dream, directed by an Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, is a powerful film that depicts social and economic gap between American citizens.
Income disparity has been accelerating over the past years, and it resulted in a huge gap between rich and poor in America. Alex Gibney describes the vivid contrast on the evident example of New York City residents. The expanding class of billionaires is concentrated on the Upper East Side, a couple of miles away from the South Bronx, the poorest district in the city. Gibney analyzes the absurd situation and describes the way the billionaires manage to become even richer. Comparing Manhattan to South Bronx in a perfect example of the major drawback of a capitalist society. The author addresses the issue to make the viewers more aware of the situation.
The film depicts the process of buying political parties and manipulating the government for the personal benefit, as well as other ways of accumulating wealth. It describes the process of sponsoring non-profit organizations for expanding the influence on various aspects of political and social life in America. Billionaires have different motives for maintaining business activity and boosting their revenue. Some are led by simple capitalistic greed and regard business as competition. However, the majority of billionaires seek power, and money is an ultimate method of becoming more influential. The film gives perspective on the motives of the rich and their main targets. It also provides insight on the main principles of the billionaires’ game.
Park Avenue is an informative film that helps to have a more clear vision concerning the economic gap in America. The situation is continuously aggravating, which is why is it important to address this problem and make the society more …
