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In Theaters : 20 December, 1991 |
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The Story That Won't Go Away
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Oliver Stone is known to stir up controversial subjects. His most recent film, World Trade Center, came at a time when the memory of the 9/11 attacks were still painfully fresh in our nation's memory (they still are). Unlike Stone's previous films, however, WTC did not point fingers at anyone (aka "Loose Change") and instead just focused on the human impact of the attacks and chronicled a few people's experiences throughout the event.
Stone's 1991 film "JFK," definately points fingers. Stone's active name calling and muckraking will polarize audiences with differing views on the events of November 22, 1963. People who really believe that the assassination was carried out solely by Mr. Oswald will be incensed at the film's implication of our nation's own government, and those who discount the Magic Bullet theory will be pleased that Stone dares to consider the alternative.
Kevin Costner plays Jim Garrison, the same writer of the autobiography from which the film is based (the film also bases itself from the book Crossfire by Jim Marrs). Garrison is a lawyer who sets out to disprove the then-accepted Magic Bullet theory and other commonly accepted theories revolving around his assassination. The Magic Bullet theory was an explanation issued from the Waren Commission explaining how Oswald miraculously fired 3 rounds in a matter of 5.6 seconds with two of the three shots accurately hitting their marks. On top of that, these bullets waltzed around the cabin of the vehicle ripping multiple entry wounds into Kennedy and Texas Governor John Connally. In addition to speculating the Magic Bullet Theory, Stone focuses on the other mysterious figures who stood to gain from Kennedy's death, and there were a lot of them.
There are a number of factors that contribute to the greatness of this film. Aside from the political intrigue that may rouse negative emotions from its audience, the film expertly develops its characters into real, breathing, multi-dimensional characters. On top of that, Stone's inherent storytelling ability shines through in this one. The story may sound bland to someone who cares little of the subject, but Stone tells it in a way that will capture anyone's interest. His fierce and emotional style does well to win the audience over. Stone is a hit-or-miss director. This one is definitely a hit.
JFK was unfortunately too radical for the hardline right wingers of his time. He was a visionary leader who set the needed leadership examples for the presidents to come, and this thrilling account of his final moments with immortalize his memory for ages to come.
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