I'm sorry but what I saw in this film was a pandering to a sickly patriotic ideal. The storyline was diabolical, I found it horribly acted and generally a horrificly sugar coated idea of politics. "Wag the Dog" presents a much more insightful funny and disturbing look at what politics is really like, be it America or on my side of the pond, Britain.
shareThe film was released in 1939. Most films back then were sickly sweet or patriotic. Given its time I think it is good and has aged well.
shareAh, you are BRITISH - you have NO 'Bill of Rights', no 2nd amendment and any criticism of Islam is considered hate speech, i.e. you are ALREADY living under Shariah law. We are almost, but not quite there yet.
share'Ah, you are BRITISH - you have NO 'Bill of Rights', no 2nd amendment and any criticism of Islam is considered hate speech, i.e. you are ALREADY living under Shariah law. We are almost, but not quite there yet.'
You have no idea what you are talking about.
It's that man again!!
I pity you.
"Jefferson Smith: I guess this is just another lost cause Mr. Paine. All you people don't know about lost causes. Mr. Paine does. He said once they were the only causes worth fighting for and he fought for them once. For the only reason any man ever fights for them. Because of just one plain simple rule. Love thy neighbor. And in this world today of great hatred a man who knows that rule has a great trust. You know that rule Mr. Paine and I loved you for it just as my father did. And you know that you fight harder for the lost causes than for any others. Yes you'd even die for them. Like a man we both knew Mr. Paine. You think I'm licked. You all think I'm licked. Well I'm not licked. And I'm gonna stay right here and fight for this lost cause. Even if this room gets filled with lies like these. And the Taylors and all their armies come marching into this place. Somebody will listen to me.
[he collapses]"