The plot is compact, with several story lines in 40 minutes per episode, reflecting various political issues and social issues in American society. This highly completed script is worthy of Alan Sorkin’s famous work. Although compared with the later "News Room", monologue is not as much as the latter (the monologue in "News Room" greatly increases the dramatic effect of the lines and makes them more powerful), but "The White House" "The dialogue (dialog) is like a presidential speech, and with the actor's line skills, it can be said that it complements the compactness of the plot.
But to be honest, this script is really a representative of liberalism + elitism, and the style of "News Room" is almost the same. Although Alan Sorkin is really a screenwriter and producer I like very, very much, and I also like "News Room" (it is one of my favorite American dramas until now), but this kind of self-intoxicating idealism When compared with the real world, it is really chilling to the point of funny. Humorous and ironic dramas like "Vice President" or "Space Force" already represent our reality. And it feels that whether it's the characters in "The White House" or "News Room", they are almost typical representatives of liberal elites (yes, I know this word has a derogatory meaning, and I also retain this derogatory meaning here). How persuasive a group of highly educated people sitting in an office and pointing the country said they were speaking for the public.
Having said so much nonsense, in fact, I still want to give it five stars, because as a TV series, it is really well-made. So I will still watch at least the first four seasons produced by Ellen Sorkin.
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