Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are the Yes Men. They play elaborate hoaxes at conferences, meetings, conventions and expos. They started posting fake but very convincing web sites on the internet, sat back and waited for invitations to speak at conferences around the world. This movie is a sequel to The Yes Men which was released in 2005. This time, the pair wants big corporations to take responsiblity for their actions. Andy is usually the speaker, he gives an interview at the BBC office in France as a representative of Dow Corporation announcing that Dow will take full responsiblity for environmental disaster in Bhopal twenty years ago. Andy then speaks at a New Orleans conference as a H.U.D. official stating the Exxon will be rebuilding the coastal wetlands. The duo, along with many friends, print a "special edition" of the New York Times stating all the news that we would like to read like the war is ended and other news items of that year.
I throughly enjoyed the first The Yes Men, as it was a very clever and entertaining movie and do recommend. This sequel seemed mean spirited and although understanding the points they were trying to make, seemed to antagonize the targeted audience. How they think they are going to bring about change by alienating people is something I don't quite understand.
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