Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Reflections on Dave (1993) essays

Reflections on Dave (1993) essays Released eleven years ago, Dave is a pleasurable treat for everyone as it is a comedy, romantic story and a political drama at the same time. Its a touching movie packed with a stellar cast and coupled with a solid moral plot. Ironically, this movie was about an impostor with a very good heart to humanity well, an impostor capable of feelings and dreams for his countrymen. In the beginning of the film, it was saddening to see that the President of the United States was such a cynical and power hungry person, and a womanizer at that. Hes someone whom you would most likely hate and I couldnt help but wonder why he was elected into office in the first place. Now, lets talk about Dave Kovic since I absolutely enjoyed watching him. He is so funny and witty that he steals every scene. Dave earns a modest living by running a small temporary employment office and occasionally picks up dollars impersonating the President doing things like riding a pig at places like local car dealerships. Then one day the Secret Service shows up in Dave's living room asking Dave to impersonate the President at a social function. The President is needed elsewhere. The elsewhere is an illicit meeting with one of his aides, and unfortunately the President suffers a massive stroke. At the urging of the White House Chief of Staff and Communications Director, Dave agrees to continue his role as the President. The plot of the movie thickens when what seemed to be a more temporary fill in of executive authority turned out to be a more serious look at the nations problems. The scenes wherein Dave is taught the basics of presidency were just priceless. I believe that h e is a good man with strong moral values. His initiative to help people he hasnt even met before is truly remarkable. We all wish we had politicians like Dave because everyone admires a man who is upright, honest, open and down-right responsible. ...

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