The video can be said to be very funny! The audience burst into laughter and applauded many times. After reading about Cheney's history, which I checked on the Internet for another hour, I really like this kind of historical movies or biopics that are told in a comedy and easy-to-understand way. It will make people learn a lot of things they didn't know before. !
Just like "The Big Short" before the director, this "Vice President" uses a very popular and fun way to tell the public about serious and boring historical events to the public, so that people can learn more about Dick Cheney. The life of the most powerful vice president in American history. Don't think this is a tribute to his deeds. In fact, many of his political propositions were criticized, and he left the White House with low approval ratings. The film explains why he became the most powerful vice president and his ambitions in the White House. The most interesting character is, of course, Bush Jr. (Sam Rockwell), who just wants to concentrate on eating roast chicken like a puppet, and the most scheming and acting role is Mrs. Cheney (Amy Adams). Bell himself also interprets Cheney very similarly. But to be honest, he doesn't actually look like Cheney, and the other supporting characters are more similar to the prototype.
The film begins with Cheney's political career, but focuses on how after he became vice president, he took over George W. Bush, took control of the White House, and finally used the 9/11 opportunity to launch the controversial invasion of Iraq. result? A few yellow subtitles near the end of the credits say it all. . . Countless lives were lost because of his decision. . . And none of this could have happened.
The screenwriter and director made a very bold assumption: If Bush Jr. invited him to be vice president, he did not agree, but decided to retire to go into business, then history would be rewritten. . . The film even recalls the beautiful music here, and the picture shows the Cheney family living happily in a fairy tale life by the river, and even the end subtitles are raised. . . However, everything changed with a phone call. This very interesting presentation amused the audience, but also made people ponder: one person's decision may really affect the future of too many people, and even the world. . .
The director also used a method similar to that in "The Big Short", inserting intuitive and easy-to-understand "annotations" into the narrative, telling the story, and suddenly interrupting to explain a certain decree or a certain character. . . For example, the chess pieces with the portraits of politicians are used to show how Cheney will be arranged in the White House after Bush is elected, so that Bush will become a famous and powerless fake president step by step; and by reading the menu, let the waiter read how Cheney Mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners would not violate U.S. law. In the narrative process, the film will suddenly add a lot of news images and photos to illustrate it more intuitively and visually. Even, in the part about Cheney's heart surgery in his later years, let the audience stare directly at his heart for ten seconds to see what this "human heart" is like.
The director used more "annotations" than "The Big Short" this time, so much so that it was a bit like a documentary, often needing to interrupt the narrative. This makes me think of Moore's "Fahrenheit 911", the same sarcastic tone, but this film has more little-known details, obviously not yet discovered by Moore at the time. Of course, because many secrets of the White House are not sure to be true, even the director himself added a subtitle to the title saying: "We Fxxking Tried Our Best"! LOL
Sam Rockwell made people laugh every time he appeared, accurately grasping the charm of Bush Jr.; Donald Rumsfeld, played by Steve Carell, was a eloquent and tough man, leaving a deep impression. Mrs. Cheney, played by Amy Adams, is definitely a ruthless character, with all the characteristics of American conservatives, and the movie shows her more clearly than Cheney. For example, many of her dialogues are what Lao Chuan once said. Cheney himself is more taciturn, calm and sophisticated, and his actions are slower, more of an inner drama. But every time he appeared with Bush Jr., the contrast between the two was quite interesting. In fact, it is not difficult to find that after Bell gained weight, Bi Cheney himself was "swollen". Of course, it is indeed not easy for him to gain weight and perform, and there is still hope to compete for the best actor. But I don't think the possibility of winning is very high. After all, this is not a historical figure with positive evaluations such as Churchill and Lincoln. . . If it really wins, it will be regarded as a precedent for "playing a highly criticized historical figure can also win the best actor".
Naomi Watts (Naomi Watts) also made a cameo appearance as the blonde female anchor of FOX TV in the film. The film also talks about how FOX TV became the media of the American Conservative Party, which is a very interesting tidbit of information. I don't know if Naomi Watts has been cast to play FOX hostess Gretchen Carlson on another TV series because of this cameo
All in all, this film is a very informative and interesting American historical film, covering decades of major historical events in the United States, from Nixon to Obama, and the changing circumstances of the White House. It can be found that the United States has basically been swaying from side to side. Carter came to power to promote environmentally friendly solar energy, Reagan came to power and shifted the focus from environmental protection. The director installed the solar panels by the workers and removed them a few years later, vividly showing that the Democrats and Republicans will face each other every time a president comes to power. For those who want to know more about the modern history of the United States (especially the content that cannot be seen in the news), this film is strongly recommended to you.
But the film does have flaws. For example, the editing is often abrupt and abrupt, and the narrative is smooth and reversed, with some jumps at different times. I feel that this film will be similar to "The Big Short" in the awards season. I hope the makeup can win the prize, and the images of these elderly people are very realistic.
I can't wait to see a comedy that digs into the inside story of the White House in the old Chuan era in ten years. . .
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