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Post by Vits on Oct 1, 2017 20:31:53 GMT
JEFF SMITH has been chosen to replace a senator in the capital of the U.S. No, not New York. Why would you think that's--Ohhh... Anyway, JIM TAYLOR (a political boss) and SENATOR JOE PAINE think that his nice personality will be people-pleasing and easy to manipulate. It has become popular to hate the concept of patriotism, because a lot of people think that it means to love their country blindly. Now I present to you a movie that's patriotic in a true way. It attacks the government by showing that most politicians are corrupt... and it still delivers an idealistic message about what makes a nation great. ------------------------------------- You can read the full review in my blog (in English, in Spanish or in Italian) and/or watch the video review:
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Post by Lynx on Oct 1, 2017 21:11:20 GMT
You are absolutely correct. This was an excellent movie which I've seen dozens of times. In fact, it was sort of re-made during the "Billy Jack" movies in the seventies....and I believe, most recently with Adam Sandler although I can't remember exactly when but I think the title had "Mr. Deeds" in it. Anyway, the Jimmy Stewart version is the definitive one, and rightly so. After WWII there was an overwhelming amount of patriotism in America, and rightly so. Today, people are way more skeptical since the last 40 years of government have been far less honorable than they were up until President Kennedy. Granted, the world has changed enormously, morals have declined, God has been taken out of the schools, government buildings, and yes, even the homes. People are left with not much to believe in. I truly hope that will change soon, and maybe your post here has just started a new cycle of hope. Thank you Sir !!
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Post by Vits on Oct 1, 2017 21:22:55 GMT
it was sort of re-made during the "Billy Jack" movies in the seventies....and I believe, most recently with Adam Sandler although I can't remember exactly when but I think the title had "Mr. Deeds" in it. MR. DEEDS (2002) is a remake of MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936).
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