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Doug Liman
Born in New York City in 1965, director Doug Liman is known for producing multiple things from the T.V series the “O.C” (very successful) to another T.V series that flopped in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith (which only aired the pilot). He is most known for his work with “The Bourne Identity” saga. Which leads us to one of his most recent works “Fair Game”. When talking about what particular “genre” this movie possessed, we will have to quote “IMDB” and use the words Biography, drama, and thriller. As Haas would protest when the controversial conversation would come up about if it fits the political “genre”. He would simply break movies into four categories, which fits into “Politically Reflective Films”, “Socially Reflective Films”, “Pure Political Films”, and “Auteur Political Films”. I would actually put this somewhere around the “Pure Political Film” category in my opinion. It opened in October 2010 and starred Naomi Watts (Valerie Plume), Sean Penn (Joe Wilson), and Sonya Davison (Chanel Suit). Watts is known for her busy career including movies like “21 grams”, and the two “Ring” movies. Penn has been just as busy performing in classics such …show more content…
He took you into the behind the scenes of the White House after September 11, 2001. He showed you what kind of pressure was on not only the president and White House, but also all of the related institutions including the CIA. The biggest threat to America was Iraq and Suddam Hussein. As America eagerly waited a rebuttal or response from Bush and company, the president came up with a game plan. That game plan set the pitch for the rest of the movie. In justifying taking action against Hussein and Iraq, Bush addresses the State of the Union in 2003 alluding to Uranium’s use in building weapons of mass destruction. Was this true? This is only up to ones opinion at this

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