Film
W
10/28/08 17:17 Categories: Politics | Literature and Film
I saw W the other day with Emily. Although the reviews called it a fair portrayal of Bush the Younger, I could not believe the Oliver Stone would not be a bit more... negative in his depiction. Instead, I witnessed a very well written, performed pseudo-biography. I have had a particular animosity towards Bush these last few years (really since the beginning of 2005, after I had re-elected the fellow). Watching this film gave me a compassion towards him that would make Anne Lamott cringe.
Stone suggests that the really motivational force behind W is trying to please his father, whose approval he was never able to get to a satisfactory level. I do not know how accurate the portrayal of their relationship is, but it is an understandable conclusion. Stone suggests that W blamed his father’s refusal to take out Saddam Hussein when he had the chance as a show of weakness which subsequently lost the election. Interestingly, just prior W had become an evangelical Christian. I wonder
Stone suggests that the really motivational force behind W is trying to please his father, whose approval he was never able to get to a satisfactory level. I do not know how accurate the portrayal of their relationship is, but it is an understandable conclusion. Stone suggests that W blamed his father’s refusal to take out Saddam Hussein when he had the chance as a show of weakness which subsequently lost the election. Interestingly, just prior W had become an evangelical Christian. I wonder
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