The very nice people at the UPS store had never used their Passport Camera, nor had they been trained on how to take pictures properly. This was attempt 2 of 4. At least they could have a career at Vice magazine or shooting American Apparel ads if the whole UPS thing doesn't work out.
I saw W today and I enjoyed it. Most of the reviews say it paints a somewhat sympathetic portrait of the man, and I can't disagree. The film portrays a man who, after a handful of false starts in life, would be just another guy at the bar on a Friday night, with a pretty wife and humble home, if not for the lofty standards of his family. I can get behind that guy. My mom, who is a left-leaning Republican, a lover of cinema, and also a great lady in her own right, despises Oliver Stone because of his revisionist take on history. And maybe I have to agree with her on that, because Oliver Stone made George Bush human. Which we all know he is not. Kidding. I'm actually not one of those people who thinks GB is a "bad" person, just a bad president who has made bad decisions for bad reasons, and maybe that's why I enjoyed this film, because it doesn't make him Hitler, it makes him out to be your average guy, who has no right or want to be president, just happen to become president at the worst possible time, surrounded by the worst possible people. So less like Hitler, and more like a Hitler Youth. THE BEST PART OF THE FILM, though, is the end credits, where you will see Chris Campbell's and Hilton Garret's names while Bob Dylan plays. Pretty Neat.
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I saw W. with the most liberal group in town, the 10pm Midtown Art crowd. The people in the audience were silent almost the entire time, when I cackled at simple lines that he would say the others didn't know what to think. Of course they all laughed at the caricatures around W., but because everyone thinks he's the devil they feel guilty for laughing at a hilarious line that comes out of his mouth. I couldn't stop smiling after the movie because there were so many disgusted people in that theater. Disgusted mainly because they thought it was going to be a slam down and they would laugh at how stupid the guy is and how hilarious it is that someone else stuck it to him. I love the fact that Stone went the opposite way with this one. There are quite a few burns in the film, but it's nothing Bush didn't do to himself.
You know Adam, I saw the film last night as well and totally agree with your post. I have only seen a few of Stone's movies and was not expecting such a subtle film. And I always thought that George was too easy of a target to vilify. Stone's human portrayal of him amplifies the tragedy of an apathetic society.
Hey Adam...I kind of agree with your thoughts on the W. I was expecting something "more" out of this film but it was kind of boring in a "Charlie Wilson's War" kind of way. Have you ever seen "Journey's With George"? Its this decent doc about W right before he got elected the first time where he totally comes across a this guy you would want to have a beer with right up until a few weeks before the actual election in 2000.
-Scott B.
The more I think about the film, the more I like it. Initially, I was just surprised by my reaction to the film, considering the ground it covers and how it covers it. I am still surprised the midtown crowd would react that way, but a vendetta is a vendetta. ROSHANI, so good to hear from you! I have eased out from my completely apathetic ways ever so slightly, even over the past year, and I'm sure a lot of other people our age have too. It's been hard to ignore. Scott, I have to say I liked Charlie Wilson's War, and was not bored by it. I give Nichols more leeway that other filmmakers though, which I'm sure you can tell by me constantly referencing The Graduate in other posts, but I still found that to be an interesting film. And perhaps the end of that film makes the movie the sum of it's parts. In some cases, I can buy that.
MY THOUGHTS EXACLTY ON W!!!! I TOTALLY WANNA DRINK JACK WITH BUSH!!!!
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