Here’s the
irony: if you watch the 1980s TV show Yes, Minister, you get a glimpse of
the political climate in Britain that mirrors the current Brexit nonsense.
Then, if you watch the 1998 movie Bulworth, you get a glimpse of the
political climate in the USA. The Democrats can’t seem to get their act
together to handle Trump, and people love it when someone (like Trump) speaks
their mind and goes off-script. It’s safe to say the comedy of the ’80s and ’90s
predicted the chaos of today’s political climate. That aside, Bulworth is
a movie that might rub many people the wrong way, but for the more discerning
crowd who want to be entertained by some political comedy, it’s a cool movie to
watch.
Warren Beatty’s
acting as Bulworth is the most captivating part, as we see him go through a
nervous breakdown, lose his mind, find peace, and then have it all come to an
end.
The movie doesn’t waste time introducing the chaos ahead. It starts with Jay
Bulworth alone and crying because he hates his life. He’s lost favor with
voters, and his fake marital life—where both he and his wife see other
people—doesn’t seem to matter anymore.
Feeling suicidal, he decides to do something about it—negatively. He negotiates
a $10 million life insurance policy to be paid to his only child, his daughter.
He secures this high claim by selling his vote on some legislation to insurance
companies. Knowing suicide would nullify the insurance claim, he contacts
someone who can help make the claim happen for his daughter.
He pays for his
own assassination and sets the date for it. Unknown to him, his life is about
to take another turn. Since he has nothing else to live for, he decides to live
life to the fullest. Jay Bulworth starts enjoying his last days, going out and
speaking the truth about how he feels. The problem? The truth-telling part. He
exposes how the government works, how it cares less about the people and more
about money, corporations, and lobbyists.
Soon, he starts
feeling better about himself—and here’s the problem: there’s a hitman trying to
kill him.
The fun in the
movie is how he keeps trying not to get killed while still going on TV and
speaking his mind about what’s going on in the government.
Bulworth is
a fun movie to watch for everything it brings to the table.
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