DEATH OF A PRESIDENT

I have just finished watching the "documentary set in the future", DEATH OF A PRESIDENT. This documentary film progresses as any other documentary movie, except that everything is enacted, and not real. It just amazes me how far people stretch their "freedom of expression". In a nutshell, president George W. Bush of USA is being killed by a sniper on 19th October 2007 in Chicago and the movie probes the killing in a manner which is as brazen as it could get. The movie does not mince words when it comes to naming corporates, individuals, countries, organizations, and the fact that this is a fictional movie makes it even more queerer. It would be interesting to see how this movie compares with Fahrenheit 9/11. While that was Bush-bashing all the way, this one takes a step further in killing Bush, yet supporting the policies of the Bush administration. Ironical, isn't it? It seems controversy is a good subject to invest in nowadays. Movie powerhouses in the world have produced enough run-of-the-mill movies showing lovers, gangsters, plots, sleaze, songs, drama... they have gone a bit stale. Controversy sells. Just stir up the emotions of audiences with subject close to their heart, throw in a few incidents, and voila! You have a box-office hit. Death of a president is yet another venture in the new genre of movies, "controversy".

"AMERICA! Hahaha... We love you! How many people are proud to be citizens of this beautiful country of ours? The stripes and the stars for the rights of men who have died for to protect? The women and men who have broke their necks for the freedom of speech the United States Government has sworn to uphold..."