After Nixon stepped down because of the Watergate incident, although he was later pardoned by the newly elected President Ford for criminal trial, he caused a serious crisis of belief to the American people, so the domestic media basically blocked him. He was equivalent to being exiled by the American people. Yes, information flow.
A British talk show host was very sensitive to seize an opportunity and found that the TV ratings on the day Nixon announced his resignation was extremely high. He wanted to interview Nixon and dig out the truth in the Watergate scandal. Nixon's assistant agreed on the premise of an attractive contract fee. Of course, they also believed in their hearts that it was impossible for a shallow host to get those so-called truths from them.
The host wanted to get a lot of sponsorships in the United States, but the situation was not optimistic, so he made a lot of money at his own expense. Although many people in his cooperation team were very skeptical about the results of his interview, the host always Very confident, so his team followed his footsteps on thin ice.
There were a total of four interview opportunities, but the first three times the host and Nixon played against each other, and at first glance they were not opponents. After all, this cunning former US president is a wily man. When the host asks a tough question, Nixon will quickly forgive him. The problem is discussed on another unrelated issue. The host is often dumbfounded, not knowing how to deal with such an embarrassing scene. And Nixon was in high spirits there.
He was under a lot of pressure and his team was starting to get frustrated because the tape didn't work out as well as they thought, maybe they thought it wasn't going to go well, but it's become what the Nixon team said. It was 11:0 and they didn't even get a point. They were on the brink of collapse, and the host wasn't much better, but he still cheered his team on with a forced laugh. In addition to hosting the show, he has to go everywhere with confidence to pull sponsorships to expand his influence.
One night before the last interview, the host got a call from Nixon. Nixon had a little drink, so he called the host proudly and told him that this interview would definitely not make him, only himself. He also said a lot of passionate refutation that a certain type of person is scum and should be controlled. After the host heard this, he became very sensitive to something, so he recruited his assistants to prepare some materials, and the assistants had reminded him before, but some of the insider materials before and after the Watergate incident that he disliked.
It was finally time for the last interview. This time, the host was very confident. As soon as he came up, he told Nixon that the interview this time would be as exciting as the phone call that night. Nixon was taken aback, because he had no recollection of making such a phone call at all. When the politician was very surprised, the host put forward some clear evidence about Nixon's deliberate cover-up in Watergate time, and read out some phone records like a barrage. . Nixon was starting to get overwhelmed, and then there were some tragic images of Nixon's war in Cambodia, and Nixon started losing his mind in front of those shots, saying that the war was right, that the president's personal will was above everything, even then Some decisions are perceived to be wrong.
The host saw that Nixon had begun to lose his psychological defense. Nixon began to be very excited on TV, saying that he would not apologize, to the American people, the government and the people of other countries, but his expression began to betray him, and he began to fall into contemplation. , his political sanity was defeated by some truth within him. His expression was dignified, then depressed, mixed with regret and loss. . . . These shots are so real in front of the TV. .
This show was an unprecedented success, because people saw a Nixon who started to swear to death and refused to say his mistakes and apologize, but finally began to regret it, because of the Watergate incident, what people wanted was his apology to the public, apology to those who The hurt of the electors, the abuse of those powers. . . Of course, the host has also achieved the success he once envisioned and yearned for. , In the end, there was only a lost old man left, facing the sea, thinking about how he was easily defeated by a hairy guy.
In fact, in this movie, the battles during the talks are very exciting. The atmosphere is very tense. Although there is only one person talking and talking, the momentum in it is very compelling. And according to the psychology of the general audience, I hope that kind of aura can be transformed. So the tension with anticipation is the wonderful thing about this movie.
In fact, a large part of it talks about marketing. The host has keenly discovered a market, he wants to make that product, so he needs to find a cooperative team and sponsorship, and then in the marketing process, he constantly encourages the team, and he has to bear a lot of pressure that others can't imagine. A counterattack against a formidable opponent. . .
There are also subtle emotional relationships between people. Although Nixon stepped down, he still misses his glorious past and still dreams of returning to that political stage one day. His assistant, who has always loved him like his father, believed in his strength, and gave him a lot of warm words of care - in fact, he knew that the former president would never make a comeback, but to comfort a person, some beautiful full Words of hope can accompany him through the rest of his life, so why bother?
There is also the relationship between the girlfriend and the host of the plane affair. The night before the last interview, the host was on the verge of collapse, and the sponsorship was not available, and the show went extremely poorly. The girlfriend wanted to comfort him by the side, but at this time, anyone's superficial comfort is actually useless, so the girlfriend went out to buy food and left the man alone in the room, whether to meditate or vent. Well, it's okay to be frustrated. In conclusion, there are situations in which it is much better to be alone than two.
Of course, there is also the host's production team, the director's friend, who has supported him from beginning to end, believing in his ability to turn the tide, and has repeatedly discouraged the other members of the team from putting so much pressure on the host. I think he can be so firm because he believes in the ability of the host, from beginning to end. Sometimes, some people's choices, even in the middle, will think that they are wrong, but they will move forward firmly, who said they can't survive in a desperate situation?
A political movie, but there is definitely more than just politics in it.
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