Lost in Translation
I will not be seeing The Interpreter anytime soon at the local SuperMegaPlex 48. First off, I want to say that it sounds like a decent movie, a thriller with politics, like The Manchurian Candidate (the old one, haven't seen the new one), meaning it would be right up my alley.
However, The Interpreter has an obvious political message. It is the first movie to ever film at the General Assembly in the UN, and it stars Super Liberal himself, Sean Penn, who has called the U.S. a dictatorship:
Now, Kofi Anann and Sean Penn make a movie? I was able to get through The Day After Tomorrow in spite of the global warming and Dick Cheney doppleganger double-whammy. But this just goes too far. I smell an "I
the UN" campaign, in light of the recent flurry of scandals, like Oil-For-Food and Rape-For-Blue-Helmets, and I ain't buying.
However, The Interpreter has an obvious political message. It is the first movie to ever film at the General Assembly in the UN, and it stars Super Liberal himself, Sean Penn, who has called the U.S. a dictatorship:
"Who the ____ are we to say whether they’re better off? We have a dictatorship in this country. Our government is presently the greatest threat to our people." Penn went on to say, "Unlike George W. Bush, I had a father who read the Constitution of the United States."
Now, Kofi Anann and Sean Penn make a movie? I was able to get through The Day After Tomorrow in spite of the global warming and Dick Cheney doppleganger double-whammy. But this just goes too far. I smell an "I
the UN" campaign, in light of the recent flurry of scandals, like Oil-For-Food and Rape-For-Blue-Helmets, and I ain't buying.
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