How to evaluate the political comedy "Irresistible"

Eloy 2022-11-11 01:32:34

The king controls the society, and the king maker controls the king. This kind of "peak experience" is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and it also makes the king makers and their disciples want to stop.

Once you fail to make a king, you will find the next candidate. As long as the elections continue, there will be no end for the King Makers. As a Democratic strategist, Gary Zimmer awakened from failure and soon found a suitable candidate-Jack Hastings, formerly a Marine Corps colonel, now an ordinary American farmer.

"It's easy to maintain a good character when the situation is good, and the test is when the situation is bad. If you can't stick to your principles at that time, then I think it's not a principle, just a hobby ." This speech spread on the Internet. The success attracted Gary's attention, so he planned to help the hero to vote for the mayor.

Colonel VS Mayor

The elections in this country town were held between Colonel Hastings and Mayor Braun. From the point of view of the cards, Mayor Braun has a higher chance of being re-elected, but the gap between the two is not great, and this has the possibility of a comeback.

The poorer the country, the more the people’s minds are blocked, and the American countryside is no exception. Mayor Braun is precisely representing the interests of conservatives, and all policies are tilted towards locals.

The colonel is more willing to break this old-fashioned, as he mentioned, "...those who you think are pretending to be welfare, stand shoulder to shoulder with us, fill sandbags for three days in a row to fight the floods,... checked theirs back then ID card !"

On the one hand, it appeals to the fear of being conservative, and on the other hand it appeals to the shame of tolerance. This is the difference between the colonel and the mayor, and also their respective political positions.

Gary VS Faith

On the surface, it looks like a battle between the colonel and the mayor, but it is actually a battle between Gary and Faith, the player behind the scenes. The former is the Democratic strategist Gary Chimer; the latter is the Republican strategist Faith Brewster.

These are two clear-cut political parties. The Democratic Party advocates high taxes and high welfare, and the Republican Party advocates low taxes and low welfare. Fans are their respective "vested interests", and these vested interests will become the most loyal voters.

Gary and Faith are not only rivals for years, but also the people who know each other best. They are both advanced players who are most familiar with the rules of this political game. On the surface, it appears to be a dispute between these two spokespersons, but it is actually a dispute between the political donations behind it.

Every candidate has his own distinctive personality, every speech is buried with preset hot spots, and every publicity is aimed at a precise target group.

Just as the two believe that this is a wonderful large-scale reality show .

Voters VS elections

After Gary and Faith confronted each other for many rounds, the polls were also very stale, and finally came to election day. However, the results surprised both of them. This is an unreasonable election.

Deer Laken is an unknown town located in Wisconsin. There were only 5,000 people living there at the time, and they knew everyone in the town.

Gary and Faith both lost terribly, and in the competition between this group of voters and this election, the voters of Deer Laken won an unprecedented national victory. The voters relied on this massive election to save Deer Laken, who was in danger.

The modern officials who fooled the people were fooled by the fools in their eyes.

The film Irresistible, directed by Ji Situ, reveals the absurdity and loopholes of the electoral economy with an unexpected "irony" irony. The unbelievable reversal and the ending of punishing the evil and promoting the good is in response to the line of subtitles " Money leads a happy life ..."

The above is the 112th comedy movie recommended by 【Comedy Cinema】.

Author: Ling Xifeng

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Extended Reading

Irresistible quotes

  • Gary Zimmer: So you used me.

    Diana Hastings: We used you? You guys only show up here once every four years, and only then 'cause it's a swing state. And then, when it's over, you're gone. But we're still here with all the same problems we had before, just waiting around for you to come back and make the same empty promises as last time. We used the system. You make millions of dollars funneling tens of millions of dollars into this election economy. All we did is take a cut.

    Gary Zimmer: Hmm. Well... I guess I just... I thought that maybe you and I had a little something.

    Diana Hastings: [scoffs] I'm 28. I mean...

    [chuckles]

    Diana Hastings: in what world would this... be okay?

    Gary Zimmer: D.C. and L.A., parts of New York, Miami, maybe Dallas.

    Gary Zimmer: Mm.

    [chuckles]

    Gary Zimmer: Look... it wasn't personal.

    Gary Zimmer: Mm.

    Diana Hastings: It was math.

    Gary Zimmer: Math.

    Diana Hastings: But this system, the way we elect people, it's terrifying. And exhausting. And I think it's driving us all insane.

  • Big Mike: You know what the real problem here is that the media is completely complicit in this sort of thing.

    Little Mike: Oh, I absolutely agree. I mean, it's like Neil Postman said... in entertaining ourselves, news has become entertainment.

    Big Mike: Yeah. Yeah.

    Little Mike: And when that happens... it's gone.

    Big Mike: Yeah.

    Little Mike: [...] It metastasizes, so it... it's growing and... and whatever, so...

    Big Mike: Yeah. Well, it becomes... it's sort of like any sort of autoimmune disorder.

    Little Mike: Yeah.

    Big Mike: It's like... it's like lupus. Know what I mean?

    Little Mike: That's actually a really great metaphor. That's... that's like...

    Big Mike: It's a simile.

    Little Mike: 'Cause you said...

    Big Mike: 'Cause I said... I said it's like.

    Little Mike: [realizes] You said it's like.

    Big Mike: Yeah, right. It's like lupus.