How to evaluate the political comedy "Irresistible"

Eloy 2022-11-11 01:32:34

The king controls the society, and the king maker controls the king. This kind of "peak experience" is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and it also makes the king makers and their disciples want to stop.

Once you fail to make a king, you will find the next candidate. As long as the elections continue, there will be no end for the King Makers. As a Democratic strategist, Gary Zimmer awakened from failure and soon found a suitable candidate-Jack Hastings, formerly a Marine Corps colonel, now an ordinary American farmer.

"It's easy to maintain a good character when the situation is good, and the test is when the situation is bad. If you can't stick to your principles at that time, then I think it's not a principle, just a hobby ." This speech spread on the Internet. The success attracted Gary's attention, so he planned to help the hero to vote for the mayor.

Colonel VS Mayor

The elections in this country town were held between Colonel Hastings and Mayor Braun. From the point of view of the cards, Mayor Braun has a higher chance of being re-elected, but the gap between the two is not great, and this has the possibility of a comeback.

The poorer the country, the more the people’s minds are blocked, and the American countryside is no exception. Mayor Braun is precisely representing the interests of conservatives, and all policies are tilted towards locals.

The colonel is more willing to break this old-fashioned, as he mentioned, "...those who you think are pretending to be welfare, stand shoulder to shoulder with us, fill sandbags for three days in a row to fight the floods,... checked theirs back then ID card !"

On the one hand, it appeals to the fear of being conservative, and on the other hand it appeals to the shame of tolerance. This is the difference between the colonel and the mayor, and also their respective political positions.

Gary VS Faith

On the surface, it looks like a battle between the colonel and the mayor, but it is actually a battle between Gary and Faith, the player behind the scenes. The former is the Democratic strategist Gary Chimer; the latter is the Republican strategist Faith Brewster.

These are two clear-cut political parties. The Democratic Party advocates high taxes and high welfare, and the Republican Party advocates low taxes and low welfare. Fans are their respective "vested interests", and these vested interests will become the most loyal voters.

Gary and Faith are not only rivals for years, but also the people who know each other best. They are both advanced players who are most familiar with the rules of this political game. On the surface, it appears to be a dispute between these two spokespersons, but it is actually a dispute between the political donations behind it.

Every candidate has his own distinctive personality, every speech is buried with preset hot spots, and every publicity is aimed at a precise target group.

Just as the two believe that this is a wonderful large-scale reality show .

Voters VS elections

After Gary and Faith confronted each other for many rounds, the polls were also very stale, and finally came to election day. However, the results surprised both of them. This is an unreasonable election.

Deer Laken is an unknown town located in Wisconsin. There were only 5,000 people living there at the time, and they knew everyone in the town.

Gary and Faith both lost terribly, and in the competition between this group of voters and this election, the voters of Deer Laken won an unprecedented national victory. The voters relied on this massive election to save Deer Laken, who was in danger.

The modern officials who fooled the people were fooled by the fools in their eyes.

The film Irresistible, directed by Ji Situ, reveals the absurdity and loopholes of the electoral economy with an unexpected "irony" irony. The unbelievable reversal and the ending of punishing the evil and promoting the good is in response to the line of subtitles " Money leads a happy life ..."

The above is the 112th comedy movie recommended by 【Comedy Cinema】.

Author: Ling Xifeng

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Irresistible quotes

  • Gary Zimmer: So, um, we can't win. The people in this town are pretty set in their ways. And we lost the eight nuns. That wasn't good. So, we can't win.

    Jack Hastings: Uh... y-you know, we appreciate all you done. I mean, the campaign and, uh... I'm just sorry we let you down, but...

    [relieved]

    Jack Hastings: well, all I can say is thank you.

    Diana Hastings: Really, Gary, thank you for everything.

    Jack Hastings: It was a hell of a ride.

    [Jack and Diana laugh]

    Gary Zimmer: Are... you shitting me? All I have to say is we can't win, and you're... you're through, you're out.

    Diana Hastings: You said we can't win.

    Gary Zimmer: Unless. We can't win unless... You didn't let me finish. We can't win unless it turns out that this town isn't the Mayberry everybody thinks it is. I just got a little piece of intel that's kind of intriguing. So, the mayor's brother Ziggy,

    [Jack steps back]

    Gary Zimmer: he had an Oxy problem.

    Jack Hastings: Well, he was a roofer and got hurt on the job.

    Gary Zimmer: Yes, well, what you might not know is that the mayor pulled some strings, kept him out of jail, got him into rehab. That is abuse of power, nepotism. Probably some clerical shit in there.

    Diana Hastings: [scoffs] Come on. Gary. But we're the good guys, right?

    Gary Zimmer: [flatly] Yeah, we're the good guys.

    Diana Hastings: When they go low...

    Gary Zimmer: We go high.

    Diana Hastings: Unless we also need to go low, apparently.

    [chuckles incredulously]

    Gary Zimmer: Only to keep those who would go lower out of power.

    Diana Hastings: So, when they go low, we go higher, incrementally, in relation to how low they went.

    Gary Zimmer: Regrettably, yes.

    Diana Hastings: When they go low, we go almost as low, but we feel worse doing it.

    Gary Zimmer: You think they thought twice about making your dad look like a PTS nutcase? And I'm going low because I'm gonna tell the truth about the mayor?

    Jack Hastings: His brother's fragile, Gary.

    Gary Zimmer: This town is fragile. The whole area is fragile. Our democracy.

    Diana Hastings: [exasperated] Stop. We're not doing it. Okay? People are gonna get hurt.

    Gary Zimmer: I'm sorry... I really am... but sometimes good people have to do shitty things in service of the greater good. Isn't that right, Colonel?

    [exits]

    Diana Hastings: Hey.

    [follows Gary]

    Diana Hastings: Hey.

    Gary Zimmer: Yeah?

    Diana Hastings: Gary, stop.

    Gary Zimmer: What? Is this politics?

    Gary Zimmer: It's not politics anymore, Diana. It's... it's math. That's what an election is. It's just math. We need what they get plus one. That's all. And if I can't get that by getting more people to vote for your dad, then I have to get fewer people to vote for Braun.

    [sighs and exits]

  • Diana Hastings: [knocks, door opens, sighs] Hi.

    Mayor Braun: Come on in.

    Diana Hastings: Thank you. I'm so sorry. I... I'm pulling the plug.

    Mayor Braun: Hey, hey.

    Diana Hastings: I mean, we have the money we need. We have more than we would need. And this would... destroy your brother.

    [inhales deeply]

    Diana Hastings: And I'm just so sorry.

    Mayor Braun: Hey. You have nothing to be sorry for. You saved us, Diana.

    Diana Hastings: [looks down] Mm-hmm.

    Mayor Braun: This place was done. Just another town in the middle of nowhere, going nowhere. And everyone agreed... yours was the best idea we had. Unless you want to go back to the two Mikes' idea of... ostrich meat farms. Diana, you moving back here, caring so much... I mean, this whole thing...

    [sighs]

    Mayor Braun: Well, I just know how proud of you your dad is and how proud your mom would be. And how grateful every single one of us are for what you've done and everything you've given. It's working.

    Diana Hastings: Okay.

    [sighs]

    Diana Hastings: What do we do about Gary?

    Mayor Braun: Whatever Gary thinks he's got, why don't we just give him something better?