Fair Game?!--Are you joke?

Libby 2022-03-23 09:02:24

The United States used the CIA's intelligence network to collect intelligence on Iraqi production of weapons of mass destruction all over the world on the eve of the Second Iraq War. But in fact this intelligence was gathered entirely to prove a pre-determined outcome - Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction. Even if some people put forward different opinions in the process, they will be buried in the confirmed results. For the agents, scientists and their families involved in the process, they will be discarded when necessary, and they will be reckless. This is politics! fair? It's just a gorgeous joke for outsiders!

The film is based on the memoirs of Prim Wilson, who served in the CIA. Wilson's husband publicly criticized the Bush administration in an op-ed, only to find that his wife, who was in the CIA, had been implicated. It's a true story and a film about real American politics. No intense fights, no gunfights and speeding scenes, we're seeing a fight on another front. Even if there is no bloody scene, it can better show the darkness of politics. In the past, political films tended to be bland or dull, but this film is a good combination of individuals, family affection, and ideological changes. Still able to keep fighting. As an anti-war movie, the plot and techniques may not be new, but it is very appropriate to criticize the strategy of the US government.

This film is very in line with the appetite of the actor Sean Penn, who has always been very unhappy with the Bush administration and has different views on the Iraq War. In addition, the heroine of the film, Naomi Watts, is no longer young, but she is still graceful.

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Fair Game quotes

  • Valerie Plame: [repeated marital conversation] It's on the PostIt.

  • Scooter Libby: Why does the CIA feel the need to "play" these briefings.

    Paul: No, no, what I mean is... Okay look, I didn't mean what I just said.

    Scooter Libby: Which part? The last part? Or other things, too?

    Paul: I'm sorry, I'm getting a little confused.

    Scooter Libby: You want me to come back?

    Paul: No. God no.