First of all, they are all beautiful-I mean, I think they are very beautiful. However, they don't have any action science fiction or disasters like heaven and earth, no alien fleets, and no high-tech weapons. Although they all contain a lot of special effects, those special effects are not used to stimulate your senses, but to fool your historical intuition.
These two films both adopted a style that makes people feel that something is really going on. "The Death of the President" is completely an extended version of "20/20" current affairs reviews, full of event replays, interviews with the parties, and expert comments. Intertwined responses, and the ins and outs of the assassination of President Bush Jr. appeared in the narratives of these people and the news TV screens (of course the special effects produced).
The Confederate States of America (CSA) is an episode of historical science documentary produced by HISTORY or DISCOVERY channels. The title of the film was co-produced with the British Broadcasting Service BBS (much like BBC, right?)-even in the title. TV commercials are also included. Of course, these commercials are a very effective supplement to the theme of the movie. At the end of seeing it, I realized that these commercials actually existed in history. Then, during the Civil War, the South It seemed that it was not impossible for the Confederacy to defeat the Northern Army and take Lincoln prisoners who flee disguised as blacks, and then deport to Canada.
If "The Death of the President" is a TV show about sensational news, full of stunt-produced news and current events, then "United States of America" is a TV show that summarizes history, it even mimics those historical scenes vividly, such as Movies in the silent film era-this makes me think that in addition to stimulating our senses, special effects have other effects. Perhaps they are deeper, more serious and more powerful.
Secondly, such movies have no real protagonist. They are more like a pair of onlookers rather than telling a touching story. Although there is definitely a story in it, they are not supported by characters.
In "Death of the President", President Bush Jr. was suddenly assassinated after a speech, which caused a great upheaval in society (of course, American society), and increased vigilance and hostility towards Muslims. Through interviews with employees around Bush, The news footage at the time of the assassination, the grand state funeral, the praise of Bush by politicians, the interviews with the arrested Muslims and their relatives, the interviews with the relatives of the real murderers, you seem to have entered an in-depth report of a real event. Then you will actually think seriously: what this government's policy really brings to the world.
The final truth was unexpected. It was not the Islamic terrorists who assassinated Bush, but... Forget it, it's a horrible thing for me to reveal the plot here. It's better to watch the movie by myself.
If the seriousness of "Death of the President" can still be captured, "The United States of America" is completely a sharp irony. Through the BBC’s review of American history and interviews with experts, what you see is a fictitious American history since the Civil War: the Southern Army defeated the Northern Army-what Sherman said back then came out of Robert Lee’s mouth The ruins are New York and Boston, and the president of the Confederacy sits in the White House (he has a face that resembles Lincoln), while Lincoln escapes under the cover of a black man, but is finally captured. After several years in prison, he is deported to Canada, down and down. And die, no one remembers. The following history is very interesting: slavery was officially established, and in order to rebuild the country, the whites in the north were all assigned to slaves. The cause of the black slaves’ escape was found and relevant medical measures were taken to "cure"; then the costly conquest of Central and South America-in order to obtain the traditional products of the South: cotton and sugar, thus establishing the central empire, and the Americans Also became part of slaves; during World War II, the common racial discrimination concept made the United States and Nazi Germany friendly-the only difference between them was that Hitler wanted to exterminate the Jews, while the Americans believed that this was a waste of free labor resources and tried to persuade Hitler Using the Jews as slaves to improve the economy-they did not negotiate in the end, but each remained neutral; because of the same racial discrimination, the United States and Japan went to war. The United States attacked Japan and dropped an atomic bomb, defeating Japan; after the war, they maintained their relationship with the United States. Only South Africa had diplomatic relations; the Cold War with increasingly liberal Canada began-the Iron Curtain became a "cotton curtain", and the Berlin Wall was realized on the border between the United States and Canada. Countless black slaves fled to Canada, and the two countries were on the brink of war; in order to get rid of the predicament of isolation, the United States vigorously promoted the black slave trade and established a stable "International Slave Trade Association" with Africa. ) Invited to give a speech to white people, praising the slave trade for improving Africa’s economy (too IRONIC, isn’t it); Finally, in the new century, the birth of the Internet allows the younger generation to buy, transfer and sell slaves online; a natural, political episode Is indispensable. The descendants of the first Secretary of State of the Confederate President, the current Virginia Senator FOUNTROY was a hot candidate for presidential election, but the black slaves of the family have revealed that his ancestors had an affair with black slaves, so the children born were of impure blood. The white one was regarded as a descendant of the family, and the black one had to become a slave-this news caused an uproar, and the senator refused to do the genetic test... Later he committed suicide, and the next day the "racial discrimination committee" announced that the senator passed the genetic test.
This is really an interesting history. There are many details that cannot be exhausted, such as the admiration of CSA by the descendants of Hitler who participated in politics in the United States, the speeches of African President MOMBOSO, and finally the defense of CSA by white racists are extremely ironic and pungent.
When watching these two movies, I always think of the word irony. There is no doubt that the director’s point of view is clear, but their approach is superb. I enjoyed the four hours of watching these two films. In my opinion, nothing seems more convincing than irony. Strictly critical criticism can easily be boring, but an expression that strives to be true and objective makes you involuntarily immersed in it-although in terms of seriousness and depth, they are no different. What's more, such irony always has the brilliance of humor and wisdom. This brilliance is more lasting and more attractive than the brilliance from the sacred or solemn.
By the way, in the movie "The Confederate States of America", many real advertisements and characters are used, such as the theory that the escape of black slaves is a disease, such as products that insult black people-one of which I even use However, "black toothpaste", although its name has changed from DARKIE to DARLIE, it is still translated as black toothpaste outside the United States, and the logo has been retained. This product did not withdraw from the US market until the 1980s, and it seems that it is still sold in other countries.
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