Sunday, August 1, 2004 |
19:02 - So what the hell...
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I thought this movie was supposed to be pro-war.
I mean, check out the trailer... yes, it says that George W. Bush is among those likely to be mad after seeing it, but all 15 or so other names listed are his bitter enemies. I'd gotten the impression that Bush's name was just thrown in there to try to disguise the movie as another cynical War-on-Terror-bashfest.
After all, I've noted before that Trey and Matt seem curiously unwilling to mock Bush in South Park. In the episode where the men of the town all turn metrosexual, the guys gave Bush a non-speaking role as the target of a Queer Eye makeover—a very unobjectionable portrayal, all things considered. It was hardly even caricatured. This from the guys who used to produce That's My Bush, remember. I think they've had a change of heart in recent years, and I believe that Matt Stone's appearance as an interviewee in Bowling for Columbine (the town of South Park was based on Littleton, Trey and Matt's hometown, as well as the location of Columbine High) probably doesn't indicate any endorsement by him or Trey of Michael Moore, even though Moore hasn't shown up in any South Park episodes yet, portrayed flatteringly or not. I've suspected that the fact that the animated segment in the middle of BfC sort of looks like South Park, but isn't actually done by them, suggests that Moore tried to get them to animate it, but they refused. Or at least that's my wishful thinking.
So then what the hell's this about?
"I really do not think terrorism is funny, and I would suggest PARAMOUNT give respect to those fighting and sacrificing to keep America safe," a senior Bush adviser told the DRUDGE REPORT this weekend.
The new fuss film TEAM AMERICA, set for release two weeks before the November presidential election, is entering post-production from with SOUTH PARK creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
A deep voice using serious tones opens the film's teaser: "We live in a time of unparalleled danger. Weapons of Mass Destruction are being offered to terrorists all over the world. Global chaos is about to consume every country on Earth. And there is only one hope for humanity."
The movie's official poster features an apparent Bush look-a-like [strings attached] with his back to the viewer.
The senior White House adviser, who asked not to be named, fumed after seeing the movie's website and trailer.
"This is just unconscionable. Not funny. And I believe it makes fun of everyone in law enforcement... and in the armed services who work tirelessly to keep us safe from harm."
Marionette puppets are used throughout the film to mock terror threats, and media figures who dominate the nation's airwaves. But Parker and Stone save most of the mocking for left-wing pundits and Michael Moore.
I hope this isn't just evidence that, all prior evidence to the contrary, the Bush administration can't take a joke. Especially one by someone trying to do them a favor...
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