, ▁but ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁jump ing ▁point ▁for ▁interest ▁and ▁dialog ue ▁through ▁use ▁of ▁humor ▁and ▁ir ony . ▁ ▁Crit ic ▁Billy ▁Stevens on ▁described ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁Moore ' s ▁" most ▁aston ishing ," ▁arg uing ▁that ▁it ▁represents ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁confl ate ▁film - making ▁and ▁labor , ▁and ▁that ▁" it ' s ▁this ▁fusion ▁of ▁film - making ▁and ▁work ▁that ▁allows ▁Moore ▁to ▁fully ▁convey ▁the ▁des ec r ation ▁of ▁Fl int ▁without ▁ever ▁transform ing ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁sub lime ▁or ▁mel anch oly ▁pover ty - spect acle , ▁thereby ▁dist ancing ▁himself ▁from ▁the ▁retour isting ▁of ▁the ▁town - as - sim ul ac rum ▁that ▁occup ies ▁the ▁last ▁and ▁most ▁intr igu ing ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁film ." ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁over ▁ 1 4 ▁awards ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁since ▁it ' s ▁release ▁including : ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁P ets ▁or ▁Me at : ▁The ▁Return ▁to ▁Fl int ▁ ▁Final ▁Of fer ▁– ▁a ▁document ary ▁film ▁that ▁shows ▁the ▁back room ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁contract ▁negoti ations ▁that ▁would ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁union ▁split ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁arm ▁of ▁the ▁U AW . ▁It ▁also ▁shows ▁how ▁the ▁U AW ▁was ▁more ▁willing ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁with ▁General ▁Mot ors ▁than ▁their ▁Canadian ▁counter parts . ▁The ▁film ▁dep ict s ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁that ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁the