The Asassination of Richard Nixon
Posted: January 9th, 2005, 4:22 am
new film, starring Sean Penn, directed by N. Mueller.
this is a fine work, sort of a cross between Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Dostoyevski's Crime n Punishment, but it's based on a "true" story.
Penn gives one of the best performances of career, better than the overacting jobs for which he gets most aclaim.
this movie is a must see for existentialists, Marxists and basically anybody pissed off about their job or life. really interesting study of frustration, alienation, and resentment in modern society, how a moral critique of injustice as radicalism turns into blind rage if not incorporated into an organized political movement. a warning, expressing the danger of obsessions even if seemingly reasoned, and the need for expressive outlets or interconnection, be it creative, productive or interpersonal.
this is a fine work, sort of a cross between Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Dostoyevski's Crime n Punishment, but it's based on a "true" story.
Penn gives one of the best performances of career, better than the overacting jobs for which he gets most aclaim.
this movie is a must see for existentialists, Marxists and basically anybody pissed off about their job or life. really interesting study of frustration, alienation, and resentment in modern society, how a moral critique of injustice as radicalism turns into blind rage if not incorporated into an organized political movement. a warning, expressing the danger of obsessions even if seemingly reasoned, and the need for expressive outlets or interconnection, be it creative, productive or interpersonal.