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texts. Representations of people and politics reveals how cynical political agendas combined with public passivity brings out the worst of our world. This is evident in Barry Levinson’s 1997 filmic representation of the fractured democratic system in Wag the Dog. Through filmic medium, omission and symbolism, it reveals the disjunction between the belligerent appearance of politics and its dark reality that uses mediated rhetoric to manipulate and endanger its dupable public in order to further personal

In return, she gives love. Her tail is always wagging for her family. Lexie has taught me the importance of unconditional love. Whenever we accidentally step on her tail, she always gives us a little wag and a kiss, as if to say, “I forgive you.” When she gets into mischief, mostly getting into the trash, I have to remember to return the easy forgiveness that she so readily gives. Lexie has given me a sisterly love that I so dearly enjoy. Her playfulness

Although the movie Wag the Dog is a comedy about a completly fake war, written and produced by a top Hollywood producer and a presidential Mr. Fix-It in order to take the focus off of a presidential sex scandel 11 days before the election, it does have a serious message to impart - Don't believe everything you see on TV. Sure, parents tell their kids that the man on TV isn't really dead, it's all fake, and we all know that movies and sitcoms and dramas aren't real, they're written and acted. But

events. Greenwald’s article appeared in The Guardian and first exposed Snowden as responsible for the 2013 NSA leak of classified information. A study of the acts of representation employed by Greenwald and Levinson in his satirical black comedy film Wag the Dog, exposes the extent to which those who craft narratives may manipulate the public’s understanding and urge them to accept their individual political perspective as truth. Thus, both composers represent ideas in explored in Module C. 2. An

The 1997 Barry Levinson’s film Wag the Dog narrates its viewers a story about the successful rescue of the US President’s reputation that has been stained substantially. The President was involved in a sexual scandal eleven days before the election, according to the film’s plot. In order for him to be re-elected for the second term, extreme measures were taken by a Hollywood film producer Stanley Motss (Dustin Hoffman) and consultant Conrad Bean (Robert De Niro) to raise the ratings of the acting

“Wag the Dog” is a humorous movie. The fact that the movie is based on a fake war in Albania encouraged me to watch it. This movie is based on a Hollywood film producer who constructs a fake war with Albania to distract the electorates from a sex scandal days before the presidential election. The president of the United States is discovered making sexual advances, less than two weeks before Election Day, on an underage girl in the oval office. In order to take the public’s attention away from the

1997 Wag the Dog and 1972 the Candidate share a common sense of political background the films leave a different effect on what the viewers see. Both films give a different perspective on political parties and what they do in certain situations. One film is based upon covering up the mistakes of the president and the other reflects on the governor elections of a young man who is new to the political scene. The two films share one thing, and that one thing is the political background. Wag the Dog

Module C Essay A critical evaluation on the treatment of politics, and political figures in Barry Levinson’s movie ‘Wag the Dog’ (1997) explores how the public’s understanding of political proceedings may be exposed to bias and manipulation from spin doctors and composers, in an attempt to control and influence the public’s understanding of political events. Similarly Glenn Greenwald’s feature article (2013), of Edward Snowden in ‘Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSW surveillance revelations’

In the film, Wag the Dog, a presidential sex scandal at the White House occurs eleven days before elections. The particular scandal is one that is severely detrimental to the president’s chances of successfully obtaining reelection. As a result, the characters in the movie engineer and direct a completely fraudulent war to divert attention away from the news of the scandal as well as a number of subsequent fabrications to improve the president’s popularity through influencing the public opinion of

Tori Smoode "Wag the Dog" by Barry Levinson is a comical movie, yet at the same time provides us an insight into the world of public affairs. This film presents viewers with the resemblance to many events that have happened or are happening presently and most importantly shows us how leaders abuse their political powers. “Wag The Dog" demonstrates how strong of an influence the media and politics can have on the public. My perception of media and politics was shifted after watching this film, it