"VICE" is a pun and translated as "Vice President". In fact, vice also has an evil meaning in English. Hong Kong's translation strategy is superior: "Being insensitive"
How to show the full picture of a complex political figure in a movie of more than two hours, a common practice is to select a few highlights and important moments, put together a few stories, and give everyone a picture. Of course, there must be a main line, such as The growth of the character, his pursuit of power, or his emotional line. In this movie starring Christian Bale, this is probably the same approach, but as the director of "Big Short", Adam McKay is definitely not willing to talk along the timeline in a flat manner, so he flashes back and adds one from time to time. The funny commentary, and the comic-like jokes, constituted this 2018 Dick Cheney biographical film. Such a film must be extraordinary. Of course, the reviews are mixed. Many people think that the story is messy and has tricks. Suspect, but I think it's okay.
What most of us don’t know is that Dick Cheney first started as a small attendant for Rumsfeld. He has been around in the Republican government almost all his life, becoming more and more powerful. During Reagan, he was the chief of staff of the White House. He was Secretary of Defense during Bush’s elder Bush. He was drawn to serve as Vice President during Bush’s Jr. Vice Presidents of the United States are decorated and have no real power, but he is different. Because of the close relationship with Bush Sr. and his own ambitions, he almost He is the most powerful vice president in American history. The Democratic Party’s power is a long vacation for him, going back to catch a fish, and becoming the CEO of a large company with a salary of tens of millions of dollars. Dick Cheney’s life as an individual has been too successful.
But his success does not seem to be a good thing for ordinary American people. After 9/11, he strongly advocated attacking Iraq and completely eradicating the Saddam regime. It was only because the goal of attacking al Qaeda was not intuitive and clear. He felt that he had to find a dazzling enemy. Saddam was unfortunately selected. In fact At that time, a lot of intelligence from the CIA showed that Saddam’s regime and al-Qaeda had nothing to do with each other and looked down on each other. The only connection the Americans found was that there was a terrorist named Zarqawi in northern Iraq who had visited Bin Laden. So he asked Klin Powell to make a big announcement in his speech at the UN General Assembly that this unknown junior named Zarqawi was fortunate. He became famous overnight and became the leader of terrorists in the Middle East. Later, the Islamic State and ISIS were created. This is really creating enemies without enemies. If the enemy is too weak, we will raise them and fight again. What he did in the past has not been cleaned up until now. Iraq has become a battlefield, and it is difficult for the Americans to get out. What about him? In his later years, An Du also received a heart transplant. His daughter also inherited his political legacy and was elected to the House of Representatives. Later, the paper package couldn't keep the fire, and the public knew what was going on here, what to do, and Rumsfeld was fired, while Cheney and Bush Jr. both escaped the blame. The country has spent so much money, killed so many people, and fought an unknown war. Do you ask them if they feel guilty? How can it be! In the words of Rickney in the film, let me apologize for defending your peace and safeguarding national interests? No!
There are always people who think that politicians who are elected by the people have an advantage in public opinion polls, so they must represent the interests of the people. This is really a shameless picture. The film tells a very small story about how American politicians manipulate public opinion. The Democrats want to reform the tax system. One of them is to levy a tax on the inheritance of more than $2 million in real estate. This figure is destined to be that most Americans do not care about it, because it has nothing to do with them. The Republicans have changed their names intimately. , Called it a death tax, and immediately public opinion raged. Mom's government would collect taxes because I died. After that, I cried, and laughed, is it all taxing? As a result, the bill was of course not passed. This is skill, this is public opinion, and this is politics.
View more about Vice reviews
