Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Swing Vote


This was a good political satirical comedy. It was hard to watch a young girl have to take care of her father when its the father's job to take care of the child. It played up on stereotypes of all kinds. There is just too much to choose from. I liked the ending. I also like the posed question at the debate. All the characters played off each other and it showed the view of most people who don't vote or don't take any interest in what's going on except for themselves and their lack or responsibility for anything. This is something worth watching. Costner plays an alcoholic hick pretty well. The film is layered with so many things, that to even pick out any would be an injustice to it, since there is so much to choose from. Its nice to watch movies that make you think, but not have to think abstractly. I was once again interested by the idea of immortality. In this film is was an immortality sought out by politics and history books. It never ceases to stop with people being obsessed with being famous and known for a long time even after you die. Its getting annoying. I'm sure its been prevalent before, I just happen to notice it now.

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