The third season of American Crime Story once again focused on the Clinton sex scandal, but focused on three women
Reported by Maggie Ma los Angeles
The sex scandal between former President Clinton and White House intern Lewinsky was once widely publicized and well known, but most of the public saw reports on the news, and in the 90s, because there was no social network, as a female client, it was difficult to reflect the real thoughts in a timely and accurate manner. The new episode "Impeachment: American Crime Story," produced by renowned producer Ryan Murphy, focuses on the incident again, but this time primarily from the perspective of the three women involved in the incident, showing their real experiences and thoughts, as well as their crucial role in Clinton's impeachment.
Ryan Murphy, who created two popular series series, "American Horror Story" and "American Crime Story", is very good at digging into the humanity behind real events and likes to compare media reports with the real thoughts of people at the time. The "American Crime Story" series is dedicated to bringing famous cases in American history back to the screen, not only to review the entire process, but also to dig out other social phenomena reflected behind the events.
For example, the first season explores the famous O.J. Simpson wife-killing case, but delves into racial controversies in American society and loopholes in American law, and how women are viewed in this case. The second season is about the murder of the well-known gay designer Gianni Versace, but also delves into homophobia in society. This time, in response to Clinton's sex scandal, the protagonist is not Clinton, nor is it about his presidential career, but hopes to explore the public opinion and social environment at that time, the voices of women in the incident were greatly suppressed and ignored, and the media and the public may not know the whole truth. However, these three ordinary women have caused a lot of change to some extent, pushing a powerful leader off the altar, and once again proving that once the little people dare to speak up, the impact cannot be ignored. In the United States after the Me Too movement, will people look back at this incident again, will they have a different view?
The series revolves around three women: Paula Jones (Annaleigh Ashford), who accused Clinton of sexual harassment and sought compensation, Monica Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstein), who had a secret affair with the president but was young and naïve, and Sarah Paulson, an employee who secretly recorded Lewinsky's recordings of Clinton. Originally, none of the three women expected things to develop to the point where they came later. Paula Jones, though also hoping for a fair verdict but not believing that she could change anything, only hoped for monetary compensation; Monica naively protected her secret with the president, originally full of admiration for Clinton, thinking that she was in love, but did not expect to become the object of scorn overnight; Linda Tripp spent her life as a promise, but finally felt that she could not become a liar, and chose to publish her testimony in the hope of justice. But after the incident broke, the media and the public had all kinds of speculation and evaluation of them, and their voices were once drowned out.
Monica Lewinsky is also one of the producers of the film, so the film was indeed written with her consent, and she also has the right to suggest the script. But Monica Lewinsky mentioned in an interview with Today that she would not hide any facts, that the important details of each of the events that had occurred had not been pulled out, and that even if some showed her naivety and naivety, she was embarrassed. But she believes that this narrative from a female perspective can make people re-examine this matter from another perspective, after all, everyone has had an ignorant 20-year-old, and she also hopes that her story will bring reference to young people. However, Lewinsky also said in the interview that she believes that if the incident happens now, she may have more supporters on the Internet, but at the same time, today's "Cancel culture" is serious, people's ideas are easy to be extreme, and her situation is not too good. She even felt like a typical victim of the "Cancel culture", except that there were no social networks at the time, but she suffered a lot of physical and mental harm. That's why she's involved in the show, showcasing what she's been through.
Well-known British actor Clive Owen starred in the film as former President Clinton, Edie Falco as Hillary Clinton. The first episode of the series does not directly present the "secret" between Clinton and Lewinsky, but in chronological order, allows the audience to slowly unveil the secret like Linda Tripp. But the first episode has already laid the backdrops of the three female characters and their vivid personalities. Like Ryan Murphy's other works, the story focuses on dramatic conflict, and the costumes, makeup, and soundtrack are also quite refined. Even the repetition of the old may bring new insights to the audience of the present era. With the new episodes airing on FX EVERY Tuesday at 10pm from September 7, it will be available online on Hulu the next day.
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