Does American have no brain at all? Or just the smoke of the political tricks is so surreal that it can fool the public that bad? A Hollywood producer. A Washington spin-doctor. When they get together, they can make you believe anything.
The story sets up on the occasion before America’s presidential elections. A spin-doctor and Hollywood produce join efforts to “fabricate” a war in order to cover-up president’s sex scandal. They work together as a well-organized team, creating a war hero who’s a disabled prisoner, a lovely young female refugee who’s a common girl from the States, a fake patriotic funeral which is watched by the whole world. They did it, the president won, but the people failed, the ideal of a independent, democratic America failed.
《摇尾狗》的英文名是Wag The Dog,另有《桃色风云》和《作大英雄》的译名,但我觉得都不如摇尾狗来的贴切。故事讲的是总统的特别顾问们鼓捣的一系列猫腻,那么,对于服务于主子的那些跟班们,还有比“摇尾狗”更好的形容吗?
故事很好玩,正值总统换界选举的时节,当任总统绯闻曝光,总统的跟班们(以罗泊特德尼罗为主)为了掩盖他的丑行,转移注意力,联合好莱坞的达斯廷.霍夫曼共同炮制了一场和阿尔巴尼亚的假战争给人民大众看……居然也没什么人置疑。结果呢,人民被愚弄,总统胜利连任,看起来很是欢喜,只有霍夫曼一个倒霉蛋,因为太过兴奋,竟然要公开自己的成就被暗杀。
看来看去,这个故事不知道是否影射的克林顿,他是在92到2000年当政,1997年7月份爆出绯闻,而影片是97年拍摄的…… 应该差不多吧。
影片虽然有很多破绽,不过在看的过程还是忍不住啧啧称奇,这也就是在美国,总统还跟白宫坐着呢,这边儿影射他的电影票房竟会节节攀升……而人家根本也不搞打击报复
【摇尾狗】聪明的少数服从愚蠢的多数
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