Sicko vs Walker
Sicko has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.3/10 for Walker). Walker is the shorter watch at 26m compared with 2h 3m. Sicko is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Sicko
Walker| Sicko | Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 26m |
| Genres | Comedy, Documentary, Drama | Documentary, Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Moore | Tsai Ming-liang |
| Main cast | Billy Crystal, Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Tucker Albrizzi | Lee Kang-sheng |
Synopsis
Sicko
A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care providers in America.
Walker
In 2012, the Hong Kong International Film Festival invited Tsai Ming-Ling to make the opening short film. Having grown up with Hong Kong's popular culture, Tsai Ming-Liang decided to pay homage by making a "Walker" film, contrasting the Walker's slowness with the frenzied pace of Hong Kong's cosmopolitan life. The film ends with a song by Hong Kong actor and singer Samuel Hui, who was Tsai Ming-Liang's idol during his youth. The film was…