"The Perfect Candidate"

I. The question from last week was, did Mike Wilsons Movie have as much of an effect on people as Michael Moore's movie? In 2005 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival Nominated Mike Wilson's for Audience award in the category Best Documentary. Michael Moore Was Nominated for an Academy Award in 2002 for Bowling for Columbine and in 2007 for American Sicko. He won in 2002. He was Also Nominated and won in 2002 at the Cannes Film Festival for the 55th Anniversary Prize for his movie "Bowling for Columbine". In 2004 He was nominated for Best Documentary at the Directors Guild of America for his movie Fahrenheit 9/11. He was nominated at The writers Guild of America in the years 2002 and 2007, for his movies American Sicko and Bowling for Columbine. As you can see unfortunately Michael Moore made more of an impact.

"The Perfect Candidate"

II. This week in class we started by filling out a work sheet on the background of the movie "The Perfect Candidate". We learned about Oliver North and that he was involved in the Iran-Contra Scandal. The movie we are watching seems to be made by someone on his side while for running for office. The person running against him is Chuck Robb. I find the fact that the movie is called the "Perfect Candidate" extremely ironic. On worksheet for class there was a question, what qualities are most important in a political candidate? In my opinion secretly selling arms to Iran doesn't qualify a person as a good candidate. In the movie he implies because he has admitted to doing it everything's okay now. This applies in daily life. If someone steals from a store but admits to it they aren't going to let that person run the store. Oliver North doesn't seem like someone America wants in any office.

III. Because we have finished the movie, we don't know whose won the office yet. So my question for today is will they let Oliver North help run the country?




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