| | Last night I got invited by Julie to see a sneak preview of the movie "W." by Oliver Stone. I have to admit, I did not know what to expect. Some were saying satire, some were saying biographical, some were saying a fictionalization of his life, some said comedy, some said drama, some said a slightly better than mediocre attempt at a psychological case study of the human man...
Well I would say it was part everything mentioned above. I wouldn;t say it is a 'good' film. But it was enjoyable. I think it was an honest portrayal of Bushie's life, of course with all those unknown conversations going how we imagine them in our heads, with some accuracy, but not complete accuracy. Oil, lies, insecurity, security, withheld information, mistrust, retribution, should haves, would haves, etc etc. In some respect you almost want to pity Geo. Laced with actual quotes from Bush and recreated speeches, the movie actually has a shade of honesty that, if it was meant as satire failed miserably, and if it was meant as honest drama, also failed miserably. Something in between a dry satire and a biographical dramatic psychological exploration of man... who knows! But I did enjoy it.
My friend Julie cried a bit. I understand why, and her reason was valid. There is no idea what conversations and ideas were actually discussed, but the movie definitely assumes it is a sort of selling job that Bush has to do to get the common citizen to believe that the war in Iraq is just, even if it is preemptive. While I see the marketing job as wholly undesirable, I think if the general population wasn't so easily swayed, perhaps remained a bit more skeptical of the authority, that it wouldn't be so easy to market to them....us. Just look at grocery stores, or other corporations... advertise advertise advertise....and people will buy your product. Make claims that are hard to believe but hard not to believe...make it sound awesome...give it pomp and circumstance!! People eat it up. And we have always done so. And we will continue to do so. Unless we learn to look at the facts, and do our own personal investigation. Even if that investigation lands us in the majority, or a commonly defined group of similarly minded people...at least we did the right thing and made an informed decision!
That is all.
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