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Originally Posted by lindalove
I don't know what to think of it. On the one hand, I'm all about creativity, storytelling as a way to examine issues, freedom of speech, etc., but on the other hand... My knee jerk reaction is that it's just not right- a story about the death of someone real who's alive. I'm not sure whether that reaction is based in logic though, or if it's just visceral.
ETA: Just out of curiosity, why would Bush attend an anti-war rally? That almost sounds satirical. It would make the film less believable, I guess, detracting from the assumed inappropriateness of assasinating a sitting prez.
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I agree. I thought there was a long-standing tradition in our domestic film production to not show sitting presidents in situations like this. I know this isn't a hollywood film, but it seems disrespectful at the least. I don't think we've gone around showing British leaders being assassinated, out of the same respect given to our leaders by our media. I haven't watched 24, does the series regularly assassinate US presidents? That's surprising to me.
Regardless, fictional characters are much less abrasive to my senses than assassinating a real, living, and sitting president.