Politics
"Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" - JFK (1991)
1. "America's Dream... Or Nightmare?"
Discussion on how Pakula uses the Watergate Scandal to critique political fear and question the true American Dream in 'All The President's Men' (1976). Link above.
Discussion on how James Foley uses anti-essentialism to condemn the death penalty and understand the nature of racism in 'The Chamber' (1996). Link Above.
Discussion on how Park Chan-Wook uses democratic values to blur the lines between vengeance and retribution in 'Lady Vengeance' (2005). Link Above.
Discussion on how Joe Penhall uses the mistreatment of the behavioural science department to truthfully portray the FBI's involvement in 'Mindhunter' (2017-2019). Link Above.