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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Fear and Self Loathing


Frost Nixon is, according to my beliefs, an enjoyable movie. "Heavy" is how it may be characterized by most, however, I find it interesting to behold the self-loathing that the character of Nixon personifies. After having thrown the country into a most turbulent time, Nixon, in a state of constant denial, must come to terms with his actions while sitting across from a very cheeky, seemingly politically ignorant British talk show host. This provokes an odd cathartic notion aimed at the character of Nixon; something which may or may not be acceptable in American society, seeing as most political scandals are currently given the suffix -gate, of course modeled after Watergate. This film is well done. I feel as though the character of Frost may have been better, but this is counteracted by a surprising showing by Kevin Bacon, playing one of Nixon's key confidants. The cinematography is not anything special, although it certainly has its moments of goodness. In the end, I recommend this film. It may remind some of Der Untergang, a film which controversially stirred emotion for Hitler, yet Nixon is a more-so acceptable character to feel something for, than the previous.