Let the merits and demerits go with the wind...

Lilla 2022-02-07 14:50:55

7.8 The farce of a country, the tragedy of one person. The film portrays Nixon, a highly controversial figure in American political history, from different sides. I haven't seen much of his own footage and speech, so I can't judge the similarity of Hopkins' performance. But Nixon in this movie reminds me of the current president of the United States many times... how similar the history is. At the end of the film, his conclusion is fairly pertinent, with mixed praise and praise, let the merits and demerits go with the wind.

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  • Ambrose 2022-03-16 09:01:08

    I have always had a good impression of Nixon, but I disliked Kennedy very much.

  • Haskell 2022-02-07 14:50:55

    212-minute director's cut. Stone likes the core events of controversial (political) figures, so he started shooting JFK from the assassination, and Nixon from Watergate, and the two characters are somewhat linked (JFK). The brothers were assassinated one after another, pushing Nixon to the presidency). For more than three hours, the virtual and real alternated, and the black and white color shots were rotated (but in this play, the feeling of the use of the two pictures was not very clear), I still wanted to show a sensitive, inferior, insecure, and do not understand harmony. Nixon of people communication. He came from an ordinary family and spent many years in the political arena before he got to a high position. However, the fact that the already powerful US political system has superseded power has become a paranoid commander who has lost himself. Stone had some sympathy for Nixon, and attributed his political behavior to a combination of personality flaws, shadows from his upbringing, and complex American politics, and even gave him a few scenes to reveal his heart. Hopkins made up for the gap in appearance with acting skills, performing well in several major scenes, completing this very complex political role.

Nixon quotes

  • Henry Kissinger: If they harass you, I too would resign, and I would tell the world why.

    Richard M. Nixon: Don't be stupid. The world needs you, Henry.

  • Richard M. Nixon: I'm not a quitter, never have been. But I'm not stupid either. A trial would kill me, that's what they want. They won't get it.