Movies exist everywhere and --thank goodness-- they are always within our reach. They are the soft padding the mind seeks when reality becomes too hard for us to rely upon. Their horizons are limitless, inviting us to escape into infinite dimensions when the narrowness of this world cannot fit our yearnings. Movies can help us not only escape reality but also handle reality, when it becomes difficult, challenging, or overwhelming.
And what part of reality can become more overwhelming than politics...
If you want to see how the mythology of films treats the many faces of American politics and their head-to-head struggle with federal justice and the public opinion, watch the films listed here. They are grouped by theme and cover an entire spectrum of issues, ranging from stories about political corruption revealed by the press, to biopics about respected--or not--politicians, to political parodies, to fictitious stories about politicians who found redemption, spiritual renewal and, yes, true love. Here it goes:
A. Movies about the power of the press and the federal justice system to reveal political scandals and expose political corruption, causing severe consequences for the politicians involved. Benefits: These films are based on true historical events and they publicly affirm that the press and the federal justice system as the embodiments of public conscience, whose commitment is in serving the public interest:
Good Night and Good Luck (2005) Broadcast journalist Edward Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
All The President's Men (1976) Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon's resignation.
JFK (1991) A New Orleans DA discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Missing (1982) Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman, this is the story of an American father of conservative background who comes to a South American country to search for his missing son, a journalist. Little by little, the father comes to realize that his own beloved government is not telling him the truth.
B. Biopics about politicians who rose to glory and fell from grace once they were exposed by the press for corruption and scandal. Benefits: Audiences participate in history and watch justice being restored. This has a healing, cathartic effect for the old generations and educates the young with lessons from history.
Nixon (1995) This is a biographical story of former U.S. president Richard Milhouse Nixon, from his days as a young boy to his eventual presidency which ended in shame.
Beau James (1957) Biopic of the political career of Jimmy Walker, flamboyant and somewhat corrupt Mayor of New York City from 1926-1932.
Primary Colors (1998) A man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for president of the USA. The film is based on real facts surrounding the scandal of former president Bill Clinton's affair with Ms. Monica Lewinski.
Pakistani Politicians Fighting by golden-malick
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Pakistani Politicians Fighting
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