‘W’ is going to be a revolutionary fim
August 24, 2008
Visionary director Oliver Stone has always been fearless when it comes to politics.
He has furthered the debate of who killed Kennedy, examined the life of Nixon, and told a fictional account of what it was like on September 11th.
But in two short months, Stone’s perhaps most controversial film will be released. This of course is the life of our current president, George Walker Bush.
“W.,” which comes out October 17th, chronicles the life of Bush, and as expected, Stone takes no prisoners. In the already classic trailer, in which Louis Armstrong’s “What A Wonderful World” echoes as a soundtrack to the Texans life, we see Bush (played by Josh Brolin) driving drunk, and fighting with his father.
Whether or not Stone’s portrayl of Bush is accurate is besides the point. Regardless of your politcal stance, “W.” is going to be a revolutionary film. Not only is it coming out a month before the presidential election, but George W. himself will have three months left on his term to soak up what the media and press think of this film.
With an all-star cast emulating the Oval Office’s inner-circle (Rob Corddry as Ari Fleischer? Thandie Newton as Condoleeza Rice?), the film is sure to raise more questions than Maury Povich at a fertility clinic.
The mere fact that Stone appointed himself the responsible party for questioning the leader of the free world should signify that this movie is going to be on the tips of every politcal pundits tongue.
“W.” could very well be the new millenium’s “Primary Colors.”