JFK
Oliver Stone's JFK recreates a time in history both tragic and inspiring to its audiance. The author/filmmaker tries to say that there is something corrupt in the way our government works, and many people can get away with anything they please, including murdering the president and covering it up. There is something inherently wrong, and indeed frightening, in the very prospect of this idea. Conspiracy theories and scandals run rampant in society, which fueled Jim Garrisson to question what the authorities had told him about the death of John F. Kennedy. Mostly based on truth and with a star studded cast, JFK inspires the viewer to question authority and makes them feel the need to change what's wrong with the world. The story follows the process and the eventual case that Jim Garrison builds against certain government officials in the assassination of JFK. He uncovers the faults in the records of the death, and tells the public and media of his findings. He figures out how impossible is was for Oswald to kill the president and formulates his theory on more than one killer. He then plots how in order for everything to work out the way it did, the person who instigated the tragedy must have an immense amount of
power and influence to cover everything up. Indeed, the media plays an impartial bystander that is influenced by anything it is told. At first, the media is pro Garrisson's case, yet when molded by the "higher powers" that he is just trying to cause trouble, the media turns against him and tries to ruin his reputation. In the end, one of the last and most impressionable images is the simple words written on the screen saying "What is past is prologue". What an interesting idea that history repeats itself and no matter how long ago an incident occurs, it has a definite impact on everything that follows. Using many different bells and whistles of the film industry, Oliver Stone truly delivers a mind boggling recollection of the assassination of JFK and the scandals surrounding his death. By making a social documentary, the full weight of the situation and the circumstances prove to be both enlightening and inspiring. The concept of molding the media and pulling off such a heinous act against America is quite frightening. It makes us question our national security and even personal security. Garrisson claims Oswald innocent of his crimes and refers to him as a patsy or a scapegoat for the real murderers. How do we as a public know that something like that will not get framed on us? It is a mystery wrapped in an enigma. A coup de tae instigated by a mastermind from either the CIA or the Mafia meant that nothing could be left to chance, everything had to be carefully
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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