Dick Cheney is the most powerful vice president in the United States. The film begins with the events of "9.11" and intersperses with flashbacks, Nick's history.
It seems to tell the story of an alcoholic youth to a seasoned politician who finally starts the Iraq War behind the scenes. In fact, it is just to show that behind the dark politics, there is a truth interspersed: love is the whip of power, and power is the best aphrodisiac.
The film mentions Cheney's energy company several times, implying that Cheney was behind the Iraq War. Cheney used his power to build a political group with common interests, who mixed information and instigated the Iraq war. They didn't care about the outcome of the war.
Of course, as a form of artistic expression, film will always have some exaggerated elements. It doesn't matter what the truth of history is, whether Saddam is guilty or not.
Because war is a group of scheming interest groups, just a political means to gain a certain right.
And the process of seeking power is like the fishing scenes that keep appearing in the film...
The more powerful you are, the more you want to be a quiet fisherman.
"Beware the quiet man.
For while others speak, he watches.
And while they act , he plans.
And when they finally rest... he strikes."
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