Because I am fucking him! ... No, I am not fucking him. I am Him! Hahahaha, who came up with this kind of lines?
At the beginning, I was delighted by this passage. I first watched the 2018 "Vice President", the protagonist is Cheney. Maybe Cheney’s own experience is a bit similar to LBJ, so the first half thinks the two movies are too similar. Could it be just like "Invisible Guest" and "Dead No Contradictions", copy and paste?
After reading it, I found that it was still different. Under the background of the 1960s, people were somewhat idealistic. Even people like LBJ. He is not only powerful, he also has a bit of idealism. He recognizes the trend of the civil rights movement, knows that it is the direction of the times, and it cannot be stopped. He also recognized that it is his duty to help the tide go in the right direction so that it does not become a flood. In his eyes, the president is not only a power, but also a responsibility, realistic, and historical. In this regard, Cheney's era seems to have only the desire for power.
Lyndon yelled, threatened, and sarcastically treated his subordinates, that was just a face. When faced with the conservative forces in the south, there was still a bit of humility in the early stage. In the later period, when the "Civil Rights Act" was to be passed, he did not hesitate and clearly stated that he should do the right thing, and no one can stop the trend of the times.
The most interesting thing is that when he passed the Lincoln Memorial, he looked at the Lincoln statue and said: I finally cleaned up the mess you left. The tone was a bit disrespectful, and even more helpless. Like a tired professional manager. Some people say that he is just a speculator. Is it speculation? I think maybe the "Civil Rights Act" is not his ideal. It's just that he knows too well that this is the power of the times.
In the film, the relationship between Linden and his wife is very warm. Unlike Cheney and his wife (in the 2018 movie), his wife is more like a force that drives Cheney, more like a leader.
In other movies and TV series, Bobby Kennedy's image is gentle and polite, but Bobby is a bit frivolous in this film. Soak in the bathtub and talk to the staff. It didn't seem like what Bobby could do.
Just write so much. Originally I just wanted to write a short review, but if the number of words exceeded it, I put it in the film review. In fact, it's just a running account.
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