Showing posts with label barry levinson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label barry levinson. Show all posts

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Comedy is about freedom





Man of the Year, another Barry Levinson. 

comedian (picture John Stewart) decides to run for President. This is the beginning of a very interesting campaign. He is accepted in the debates with the other candidates. He wants to discuss the real issues, not the fiction and lies (politicians) or the "weapons of mass distraction" (the news).

He is elected by mistake but resigns the moment he knows the truth. Comedy is about freedom anyway. 
He gets the girl in the end. 


Thursday, April 28, 2016

Politics is a show business





This time the film is about presidential elections, Wag the Dog, a smart comedy that reveals politics as a show business.

Everything runs perfectly, the characters, the dialogues, the rhythm of the scenes.
We are almost led to believe that people prefer to be entertained than demanding the truth.