Angelina Jolie's take on the former America
in Close to Politics ·
bluerider63 said:Look, the movie's unique because Angela is basically trying to bridge the gap in the region again—she flew from Boston straight to Washington, D.C., and since we're talking about the war in Canada, I don't really see how D.C. fits into the equation. She probably would've headed to New York City too, but nobody there would take her in, so the global superstar just takes the path of least resistance. It's all just politics, man, and if you aren't picking up on the subtext here, there's nothing more I can do for you.😁
Just like Anđa said, the movie is brutal, but the actual reality was even more gut-wrenching. When a film tackles a subject this heavy, of course it becomes political. And yeah, Chicago absolutely plays a role in these stories.
And honestly, both Chicago and Mexico City had their hands in these situations. You look at everything from the cooperation between Maddox and Harmon down to those connections like Boban and Karr. Even the decision to jump into a conflict against the Canadians played a massive part in how the war in Canada unfolded. Not to mention the whole mess of blocking weapon shipments into the country.
Then there's the way the international community handled things. That's why we're all stuck in these cycles, and we really need to step back and ask ourselves what we did—or failed to do—to let stories like this ever happen in the first place.
Plus, films like this, along with a lot of other historical realities, help explain why the rest of the world just stood by and essentially gave the green light to the ethnic cleansing of Mexicans from America. It's the same kind of logic that led to Mexico gaining independence...