World of lies

Darius 2021-12-09 08:01:31

A series of absurd performances are just to cover up the president’s sex scandal before the election, but the truth is full of irony: war does not exist at all, the country to fight and the reason for declaring war are chosen temporarily, and even the theme of "war" is also chosen. Just because it has an impact; the young girl in the war in frontline reports was shot by an actor, and even the cat in her arms was added later; the war hero is a fictional person, and he himself is a mentally ill and rapist. The perfect performance diverted people's attention, and the president won more votes. As for whether the war is real, no one cares. As the male protagonist Brien said, the famous wars in history are only a few slogans and a video. Moreover, the president’s sexual assault scandal is so easily covered up, is it true? The truth is forever buried in the dust of history. At the end of the film, Stanley, who wanted to tell the truth and earned his reputation, was assassinated, and the news said that a terrorist organization in Albania claimed responsibility for this fictional war. Is this a fake show, or is it another round of performances? At this point the movie is over, the truth is unknown.

Ordinary people become tools under the control of politics and media. At the concert to commemorate the hero, the audience shed tears from the heart; Stanley's speech moved the secretaries to tears; the clothes worn by the people in the tavern were printed with "old shoes" symbolizing the hero and cursing against Albania. People's patriotism, national sentiment, and compassion are used as consumables in this way. On the one hand, the people’s ability is small, the information transmission channels are completely controlled by the media, and the media is controlled by capital and the government, so the people have no ability to ascertain the truth; on the other hand, the people may not care what the truth is, and watching the news is just to join in the fun. So public opinion is just plasticine that the media knead.

The film satirized the election, the media, public opinion, the puppet president, and the sardines. Although it is an old movie more than 20 years ago, it is shocking that the content is completely in keeping with current events. The day before yesterday (November 11) it was rumored that someone was infected on the opposite side of the school at around 6 pm. There were various versions of theories, even saying that we were going to close the school, and people were panicked for a while. It was proved to be a rumor again a few hours later, and everyone was relieved. As ordinary students, our channels for understanding information are limited to the media, and sometimes we feel that our thinking is even manipulated by the media. Recently, the U.S. election has just ended, and now I think about Trump’s series of confusing operations on China and the epidemic, and the inexplicable fanhua behavior in some countries during the epidemic. I suddenly feel that I am living in this movie.

Finally, as a part of the media, is this movie also a story that deceives the audience's emotions?


Note: I was worried about the epidemic (actually because I was lazy and unwilling to wear a mask), so I didn't go offline this time. The dormitory is also very comfortable to watch with a computer~ I hope that the epidemic in China will be strictly controlled and the United States will stop chaos. ——November 13 in the dormitory

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Extended Reading
  • Ona 2022-03-27 09:01:06

    A black political comedy with a funny theme, but unfortunately it has exaggerated the influence of the United States

  • Austin 2022-03-22 09:01:50

    Black political films, maybe PB was also inspired by it.

Wag the Dog quotes

  • [Stanley, sitting in the Oval Office, has just reduced a room full of White House secretaries to tears with his speech for the President]

    Stanley Motss: [looking around the Office] You know, Connie? I felt very much at home in there. Simple quirk of fate. I could have gone this way. It's all a change in wardrobe.

  • Stanley Motss: You know, you can't save the world. All you can do is try.