8/10
Fun, but easily misunderstood black comedy - Spoilers
2 April 2003
Warning: Spoilers
Judging from a number of comments, people seem to view this movie as a typical example of the liberal Hollywood agenda. This view of the movie seems patently rediculous to me. In this movie we are not supposed to identify with the 5 main characters. We are simply supposed to understand thier relative viewpoints. In doing so, we are allowed to follow their transformation from the yuppie, do-nothing winers that Bill Paxton's character accuses them of being, into the Hitleresque death squad that they eventually become. This film does not take a political stand to say the least. Every character in the film lacks depth, not because it is a poor film, but because the characters are supposed to lack depth. The fantastic twist at the end leaves us with the understanding that the Right-wing talk show host pragmatist (no saint himself) has killed the 5 liberals who represent Hitler. This film takes a deep hard look into the terrible potential of well-meaning people to become perverted by ideology into performing the most heinous of acts. Contrary to what many of the reviews of this movie on this website suggest, it seems more likely that had the political ideology been reversed, conservatives would have been outraged at the portrayal of the five conservative college students as bloodthirsty monsters, and blamed liberal hollywood for demonizing their position.
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