Review of W. (2008) by Cole M — 27 Jun 2011

Everyone involved with this movie were out to write an indictment of the man. Like Stone's "Nixon", the director tries to sympathize with the man, understand him, try to paint an even picture--- addressing the good and bad of Bush's presidency, but he treats Bush as a dim puppet of Cheney's; a buffoonish clown whom couldn't get over his "daddy issues." In many ways, this is what the liberals wanted: a hatchet piece to bury into the man they hated the most.

I will give Stone credit for having the cajones to release the movie during an election season, but at the same time, everything was motivated on the sole purpose to get Bush and the Republicans, and that's sort of the thing I hate about watching documentaries and biopics about presidents: whoever is behind the lens is more out to destroy the character and who the man or woman is then to fully understand them; maybe even show some likability to them.

Bush was an imperfect man and didn't have a perfect presidency either but he did keeps us safe, employment was up, the economy was fine, and we had prosperity and growth, yet the Iraq War and Katrina, and Bush's folksy charm and personality were what drove people crazy (much like a Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann today).

I never understood the bitter hatred for the man to be honest. We've had far worse presidents (Carter, FDR, Woodrow Wilson) but as long as that man lives he'll be maligned by bourgeoise liberals and elitists.

I write this review in a centrist frame of view; as someone whom feels he got a bad wrap from people--- as if instead of trying to understand him or like him, they decided to shun him or keep their distance from him.

And let's face it, we'll never get an anti-Obama film from Hollywood.