Whether you hate GW or not, is it appropriate to make a movie that shows the current American President (Canadian or British or French PM, etc) being assasinated?
This is London
This is London
Appropriate?
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chcr
Too cute for words
Would it be different to you if it were Tony Blair? Jaques Chirac? Osama bin Laden? It's speculative fiction, you just don't like the particular speculation. Nothing wrong with that either, don't watch the show.
If you read th eoriginal post, I did include them. A sitting head of state should not be the subject of a mockudrama.
2minkey
bootlicker
ALL sitting heads of state should be the subject of EXTENSIVE mocking, in several forms.
if you don;t like it, you could just watch COPS instead, to get you authority projection fix.
i'll stick to girl-on-girl porn mostly, though.
paul_valaru
100% Pure Canadian Beef
it's a film, freedom of speach.
Leaders can be mocked, written about and yes, even have movies made about their assisination.
lese magesty.
Leaders can be mocked, written about and yes, even have movies made about their assisination.
lese magesty.
Can't think of a sinlge time in history a sitting head of state was seen as the victim of a murder (plot), can you?
Professur
Well-Known Member
Which is much the point of this exercise isn't it?
Proffesur said:
Considering the situation & the target, yea. It was Hot Shots, not a realistic appearing documentary bsaed on political belief ("It's a pointed political examination of what the War on Terror did to the American body politic.") I'd find it similarly inappropriate if it was The Queen or Jaques or your guy. Hell, I'd fight in inappropriate if it was the Iranian boss...given the style of presentation.
SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
Ever watch 24?
I'm not wild about media/arts portraying the topic, as I find it rather tasteless. There are other plot turns available. But at the same time, I know it's going to happen. Art imitates life, and there is not one leader anywhere that doesn't have someone who wants him/her dead. It goes with the territory, like wearing a tie or posing for photos. You accept it with the job you campaigned for. Don't want it? Don't seek the job.
I'm not wild about media/arts portraying the topic, as I find it rather tasteless. There are other plot turns available. But at the same time, I know it's going to happen. Art imitates life, and there is not one leader anywhere that doesn't have someone who wants him/her dead. It goes with the territory, like wearing a tie or posing for photos. You accept it with the job you campaigned for. Don't want it? Don't seek the job.
No.
Other shows have had leaders die. Some violently. I have no problem with an anonymous, no name President (President Bob Smith) getting killed. I do find it leading, tasteless & inappropriate for the current head of state to be portrayed as a victim of violent crime when the possiblity of such already exists.
Prof-not being of sound mind this morning, I pussied out. Yes, it is okay for someone elses leader to be killed...as long as it's not an ally or our own. In fact, when the leader they show getting killed is a leader that we are at war with, it's highly commendable for our arts to present their boss stung up like a wet rag. It is, in fact, patriotic.