I have seen Death Of A president a few times before. Each time I watch
it I pick up something new. I think it's a great movie, but it is also
a perfect example of how useing material that causes too much
controversy can drown out the points the peice is trying to make. Like
we were talking about in class, many people didn't get to see the movie
or chose not to because they believed making a movie about the death of
a president, that is alive and in office is wrong.
The way many people reacted to this movie, by boycotting it, is a
shame. The death of the president is an acute part of the film. There
are many current issues that are brought up that were addressed other
than someone killing the president. The American attitude of Muslims is
represented well, and the part when they show Dickhead Cheney's desire
to tie a muslim to the crime so he can rally patriotic support for war
is an interesting point.
So, I believe that if you want to get a message across to a mass
audience, it is important not to be so controversial that people won't
even listen to it. It is good to have controversey in your work, but
there is a line that shouldn't be crossed if you are making a movie or
anything that is intended to have an impact on a lot of people.