OK, I finally got my hands on a screener of "Death of A President." (D.O.A.P)
It's fabulous. I was a little disappointed tho ...it wasn't anti-Bush at all. {shrug} {sigh} maybe next time
This is NOT an anti-Bush film. It's actually very good, and from a technical perspective it's amazing. It's cinematic expertise will probably be lost on the general public who won't appreciate the complexity of it's accomplishment, but that's OK, because the story is so tight, and the actors are very good.
Bmacsys, Body88, I know you 2 guys took specific initial offense at the movie and it's title, but I urge you to see it. It's not at all what you might have thought, and it truly isn't in bad taste at all.
I can't even describe it as an anti-Republican, or a Pro-Democratic film either.
It's just a film, and it very much is non-partisan. It's just as Noah described it in his review.
It is a cautionary tale, but without being preachy. It's really bang on. Gabriel Range really nailed it.
If anything, I would say the viewing audience could be tempted to develop Pro-Bush sentiments <spit>
<lol> in that, when you see the protestors, ...they hardly engender sympathy. I don't think anyone would want to consider themselves a part of that crowd. When I saw them I said to myself
"Holy Crap! What a bunch of leftist, hippie-dippy, granola crunching, tree huggers! They oughta go out and get themselves a job!" No joke. That was my initial reaction. {lol} ...and coming from me, you know they had to be a pretty sorry looking bunch. {lol}
It really is a good film, and one that I think even the most ardent Bush supporter would enjoy viewing.
It could be considered a bit of a mind-fvck for some, ...especially since certain "falsified historical events" have since come to pass, making them not at all falsified but rather prescient or precognitive, but it truly is a great film. One that everyone can enjoy regardless of their politics.
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