"He Would Have Died"

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"We wanted to focus on the mind-set of this man. We don't change anything in his true story. Don't have to, because it's a great story. Dickens would do it. Mark Twain would write a great book. This guy who is basically a bum becomes president of the United States." -- W. director Oliver Stone speaking to N.Y. Times writer Richard L. Berke.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on October 12, 2008 at 5:21 PM

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p.Vice says ...

Heartwarming.

Posted by p.Vice at October 12, 2008 5:41 PM

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EDouglas says ...

My only question for STone if I had a chance to interview him is why wait until the end of his run as President? Why not make this movie four years ago when it could have affected the election and not got him in power for four more years?

Posted by EDouglas at October 12, 2008 6:48 PM

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Luke Y. Thompson says ...

EDouglas, you really think it could have affected the 2004 election? Enough to do anything, that is? Fahrenheit 9/11 mobilized a lot of people (opponents included), but the Republicans mobilized even more with the twin specters of terrorism and gay marriage. Also the Iraq war was only a year old, and Kerry wasn't a great opposing candidate. The refrain I kept hearing was "I disagree with Bush on most things, but Kerry just doesn't get that we're at war." I don't think this movie could've changed that.

Oliver Stone is as massive a punching bag for the right as Michael Moore, and I think they'd have demonized him very successfully.

I'll be more interested to see the GWB movie somebody else makes in ten years or so.

Posted by Luke Y. Thompson at October 12, 2008 7:10 PM

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