Game Is a 2010 Political Movie Review

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The news footage is also used to present the ordeal that followed after Wilson's op-ed piece was published in the New York Times and helps to demonstrate the media, political, and public backlash that ensued. The use of news footage helps to present the story from an unbiased view and leaves little room for Limon to convey his political agenda, if any. The film succeeds in bringing attention to the Wilson/Plame plight for justice and their quest to clear their name. The film also succeeds in demonstrating the corruption within the Bush administration and how power was abused in order to justify their actions, as well as their attempt to cover-up the truth at any expense. The editing helps to support Plame's story as it follows her through her job duties, both in Washington, DC and in the Middle East. The editing follows a linear narrative and lays out the story over the years following the bombings of 9/11. By choosing to not focus on the bombing itself and focus on the government's ensuing response, the audience is allowed to understand the reason and information that led to the decision to bomb Iraq and to what ends the government was willing to go in order to deny their culpability of acting of manipulated intelligence.


Fair Game comments on the power the media has to sway the public and the public's willingness to accept whatever is fed to them. The film presents the ordeal that Plame had to endure and the ensuing media and public backlash that she and her family experienced. The film also showed the hypocrisy of the Bush administration and how power was abused in order to try and cover-up their mistakes. The film's closing segment leaves the audience with a feeling of unrest though Prame is able to formally speak out for being outted as a covert CIA agent and Libby walks away a free man after being pardoned….....

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