Vice

Over the past three weeks I’ve watched close to 10 movies, both new and old, and on the Ice Day I finally found the perfect one to write about: Vice.

Other than knowing that Christian Bale (Dick Cheney) and Steve Carell (Donald Rumsfeld) were members of the cast, I knew almost nothing else about the movie.

I thought the movie was going to be relatively serious compared to most movies with Steve Carell. To my surprise the style was much more satirical than I had expected.

I liked this to the movie, especially because of all the political subjects the movie deals with. I was aware of most of the movie’s topics but for the subjects and events that I was unfamiliar with, the satirical approach made it easier to grasp.

For example, to explain Cheney’s handling of Guantanamo Bay,  a waiter read off the menu to his customers. First he would name the subject as if it were the name of the meal and then would list off the specifics as if they were the ingredients.

There were many other instances where there was a complicated subject and they would “dumb it down” by associated it with everyday activities and events.

Aside from the style, the movie had many other great attributes such as the casting. Christian Bale and Steve Carell are two of my favorite actors and together they are even better. The movie also has Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney and Sam Rockwell as President George W. Bush.

All four actors did a great job playing their roles, especially Sam Rockwell as President Bush. Rockwell not only looked like him but acted with the same mannerisms and facial expressions, even the well-known “Bushisms” used to poke fun at President Bush were on point.

Overall I enjoyed the movie. Even though the movie is slightly more liberal, I would highly recommend it to everyone. There is a lot of information that is important for U.S. citizens to know, and in this day and age, the participation of citizens (especially our generation) in government is extremely crucial.