However, the reason Stark's opponents impeached him happened to be "corruption", which is also a metaphor from a certain point of view. To establish "corruption" in this world, sometimes no evidence is needed, only the right to speak, or in other words, just power and resources.
This film was originally watched for Jude Law, and of course it has a strong lineup. He is good at expressing the elegance of the powerful. In addition to this, the role of Jack also has an idealism buried in his heart, which may be He has grown up in a family of powerful people and knows how they play, and his career as a reporter has allowed him to see the situation of the wider people, so his idealism is repressed. When Stark was first tricked into running for governor, he glanced at him He just saw the mystery, but didn't say it, just watched, maybe he just thought that what was happening in front of him was too common, and Stark couldn't change anything, and Stark's resistance and struggle after sober made him see his Idealism might have a chance, so when Stark asked him to work for him, he agreed. And the way he works for Stark is not as passionate as Stark, but with an attitude of watching from the sidelines, including others and himself, his monologue shows this, he is idealism with a clear reality He is the one in the middle, he is watching Stark, he is weighing, and then he is slowly breaking through what he can do for him, including the struggle in family, friendship, and love because of this.
But Stark is not a perfect person. He is fierce. Although he can really see the opponent's weaknesses and the needs of his side, he certainly has the romantic shortcomings that many men have. Adding jealousy can also be regarded as a scandal, so I feel that Jack is actually wary of Stark. He watched his sensational speech, except for the first time that Stark broke through the defense line of the powerful, he was genuinely happy and took the joke of the powerful In addition to laughing, the camera showed him many times after watching Stark's speech. Some people think Sean Penn's speech performance is too much, but I think it's okay, as in the film Stark knows how "hillbilly" can motivate "hillbilly". And Jack also knows and is observing that as long as Willy Stark is still the Willy Stark, no matter what his shortcomings, he may even have an affair with his first love that he hopes to get back together, he is still the one who can change the status quo. The sharp knife is still the one who can realize his idealistic hopes, and he continues to be his "king's team".
Until Stark was assassinated, the person who assassinated him was a noble and sympathetic man, the son of the former governor, a friend of Jack, who was just unable to see clearly in the vortex of politics and became a slaughterman who took the knife on behalf of others.
And their blood fused together.
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