The latest news, Kanye decided to withdraw from the US election.
That's right.
It has been just 10 days since he officially announced his candidacy.
During this time, actors, singers, and cartoonists have come forward one after another and said:
Presidential election, also add me a bar.
Seriously?
If you want to run for the leadership of the country, just say it and come, and leave when you say it.
Uncle Yu felt more and more:
The US election has become a draft.
If you want to say self-black, americans will still play.
A recent new political comedy really dissolves the so-called democratic elections into a farce.
"Irresistible"
Irresistible
The film was written and directed by Jon Stewart.
He is the host of the talk show "Situ Yuan Daily Show".
From 1996 to 2014, for twenty seasons, the Douban score was above 9 points.
The poisonous tongue is spicy, there is no taboo, and it has ridiculed a number of Hollywood stars and political and business tycoons.
After the suspension of "Situ Lu Daily Show", he filmed his film debut "Rose Perfume".
The tone is serious and heavy, changing the relaxed and pleasant style of previous talk shows.
The new work "Irresistible" returns to the comedy line and directly opens up the DEMOCRATIC ELECTION IN THE UNITED STATES.
As the election comes, the inside story of the campaign shown in the film also looks even more ironic.
The story takes place after the 2016 U.S. election.
Hillary clinton lost, and Trump was elected president of the United States.
The incident dealt a blow to Democratic campaign adviser Gary.
He realized:
If Democrats want to win the next election, the key is to win the votes of swing states.
The so-called swing state refers to a state where both the Democratic and Republican parties are evenly matched.
The outcome of the votes in swing states can often directly affect the outcome of the general election.
Meanwhile, in the famous swing state of Wisconsin.
The mayor is about to pass a resolution:
You must have a local driver's license, or a U.S. citizen ID, to enjoy local social benefits.
Suddenly, Jack, a veteran, rushed into the scene.
He was adamantly opposed to the proposal, arguing that it sacrificed the rights of immigrants.
Because some immigrants simply can't get their documents, but they are often the people who need social assistance the most.
An impassioned speech happened to be filmed on a mobile phone and uploaded to YouTube.
Gary saw the video.
An investigation revealed that Jack was a farmer, widower, veteran, and his political views were in line with those of the Democratic Party.
All kinds of buff in one, proper and malleable talent.
The location and the characters are perfectly matched to Gary's strategic needs.
There is no place to step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort at all.
Gary officially started his big plan -
Send Jack to the mayor's place and use him to win local votes.
The truth went better than Gary had thought.
Jack thought about it for a night and agreed to run for mayor.
But he had one condition: Gary must be in full charge of the campaign.
Right in the middle of Gary's arms, he couldn't ask for it.
With Jack's support, Gary did it.
The whole process he has already mastered -
Throw money into local news reports to let locals know that Jack is running for mayor;
Set up a call center and bombard it door to door;
Find someone to volunteer and go around fundraising;
Billboards on the lawn...
At this time, however, Gary's nemesis also came to the city.
Feith, a Republican campaign adviser, also took a fancy to the swing state.
The mouth is unobstructed, and it is also a little nervous, which is not easy to mess with at first glance.
The purpose of her trip is to help the current mayor, Braun, re-elect and consolidate the republican position.
Things are getting worse.
The deserted town, which had not been visited by anyone before, suddenly became lively.
A local election gradually evolved into a political contest that attracted national attention and funding from all sides.
Gary decided to step up.
Raise funds and upgrade equipment.
Taking Jack around to give a speech, in fact, the ultimate goal is to make money.
Crazy "fundraising", like a very talent draft.
In addition to fundraising, he also makes the most of big data.
Every search, every transaction in people's daily lives.
They all turned themselves into data that could be analyzed, and were used by campaigns to manipulate public opinion.
Gary is imbued with the arrogance and shrewdness of the elite, believing that the situation is under control.
But the big data he trusts most also has times to help.
The data shows that several women in a certain region are very concerned about reproductive rights.
So Gary sent them a special brochure:
Rest assured, Jack will make sure that the cost of contraception is paid for by the government.
It turned out that it was a group of nuns.
With the elections approaching, this fatal blunder is likely to have in vain all of Gary's previous efforts.
At this point, Gary had to resort to the ultimate trick:
Since you can't get more votes, find a way to cut off the opponent's votes.
He began digging up Braun's black material.
The war officially entered the ugliest phase of "throwing dirty water on each other".
Unexpectedly, Gary received an anonymous letter the next day, revealing that Braun had a mistress and illegitimate child.
If he got the treasure, he couldn't wait to contact the major TV stations to release the news.
The field of public opinion was once again reversed.
Election day has finally arrived.
Many citizens gathered at the scene, waiting for the results to be announced.
draw.
The cheers were deafening.
And so on --
A draw, what's there to cheer?
What's even more amazing is that Braun and Jack are actually clapping.
Aren't you two rivals?
Before you can figure it out, the biggest reversal of the whole movie comes.
It turned out that this election was a play played by the citizens from beginning to end.
Jack's daughter is the "director" of the play.
She knew Gary was a radical and conceited politician who had just lost the battle.
So he gathered the townspeople and posed for a video of his father's speech.
Spread virally for Gary to see.
When Gary got on the set, the big guys would accompany him to act.
There is only one purpose -
money.
The town's financial situation is not optimistic, and schools are facing closure.
The election raised more than $45 million in campaign funds.
Under the Campaign Finance Act, the money is not intended for use or returned.
It will be used for the construction of the town.
Gary thought he was playing a big game of chess, only to find out in the end:
He is the one who is used as a pawn.
And the black material he had received before was naturally fake.
Television stations have reported a fake news, how ironic.
The film also uses this to ridicule the phenomenon that in reality, the media has become a tool of political propaganda.
Gary was left speechless and asked, "So, you used me?"
Jack's daughter replied:
"We're not using you, we're just using the system."
The campaign team is here only because it's a swing state.
They don't care about the people's livelihood here, they just use it to hype.
When the general election is over, it will be ignored, and none of the problems that should be solved on the ground have been solved.
In fact.
The film hints more than once that this matter may be catty.
For example, on the first day Of Gary's arrival, he only introduced himself to a few people.
But after a night, everyone in the town knew his name.
Gary, for example, always gets an American burger and a Budweiser beer at a German restaurant.
But that's not what a German restaurant should have.
It's just that Gary is overconfident.
He was only concerned with his own political ends and never bothered to understand the place.
I never took these details to heart.
At the end of the day, he was carried away by the benefits. The citizens just took advantage of that.
The clarion call for the 2020 U.S. election has been sounded.
In total, the Trump camp has raised more than $700 million in campaign funding, while the Biden camp has just over $400 million.
According to statistics, from the beginning of Reagan's victory in 1980 to the election of Obama in 2012.
In 32 years, there have been 8 presidential elections, and without exception, the candidates with stronger fundraising ability have won.
By 2016, the situation had reversed.
Hillary Clinton raised far more money than Trump, but lost the election.
The votes of swing states are considered key to Trump's victory.
In this election, the Trump team continued this strategy, investing a lot of money in swing states.
This was also the inspiration for Irresistible's choice of "Swing State Fundraising Event".
The film deliberately made the mayoral election a "light comedy".
Self-righteous politicians are put together by "simple" peasants.
Loved.
Its cleverness lies in the fact that it chooses the entry point of "money" and raises the ridicule to the institutional level.
For the campaign team, this huge amount of money will be used for advertising, speech activities, in short, to create momentum for candidates.
Putting Jack in the mayor's place was just the beginning, and everything served the presidential election that followed.
For the citizens, this money is enough to save the fate of a small town, let the school continue to run, and improve people's livelihood.
So, the contrast arises —
Behind the campaign's burning money, it is so empty and empty;
On the contrary, the citizens who have cheated money want to really use this money.
It is through such ironic black humor that this film dissolves the seriousness of the election itself.
It also further deconstructs this trough-filled electoral system.
To the point:
The American electoral system is nourished by money.
Most voters think they have a choice, but they are just chess pieces.
Every step you take is the one that the candidate wants you to take.
Elections become a draft, it's all about money and votes.
"The people" is secondary.
Through a reversal, the film subverts the phenomenon of inversion of the end of the sample.
But the reality has not changed.
At the end of every fairy tale, we can read this sentence:
They have lived happily ever after. (They lived happily ever after...)
At the end of the movie, this line is also typed:
"Money has lived happily ever since, indulging in its enormous influence on American politics."