Policing the World

Saw the "Team America" film today. Holy fuck is it offensive! But I loved most of it. So much work went into the sets and the marionettes themselves, they are although still puppets, a much more advanced breed than those of the TV series 'Thunderbirds' of old. The detail in their faces is pretty cool. Now the film itself is sophmoric, but there's nothing wrong with that! It spares no one either, which is fair I find. What I found interesting is that their is no mention whatsoever of GWBush. I mean his doctrine is all over it, but he himself was spared a gruesome fate or even a light ribbing. Then again, as I said just now. . . the entire film is taking the piss out of his 'world police' ideals.

Reminds me of a radio call in show several months ago, maybe even a year or two (memory is not what it was) where people were calling in and raging against the War Machine and one woman called up, from Buffalo and said upon hearing the U.S. referred to as the 'Police of the World' that it was "flattering and everything but. . .". She was 'Flattered'. It was meant to be derogatory. And the film really plays on this kind of arrogance and ignorance. The sad part is, that they don't make Americans look very good. . . well, in fact no one comes out looking good. But the truth is, that not all Arabs are terrorists and not all Americans are Bush. A lot of people in the States, in fact the majority . . . ahem, didn't vote for him!

Anyway, although the movie had some slow spots and some things were overused, I had a really good time. I loved, LOVED the musical numbers. I won't say which is my fave in case you haven't seen it yet, but man oh man there's a beauty in there.

That's all I have to say. It's not for kids, not for your parents unless they're like second year university and male. But I saw it with a lady friend and she appreciated that they spared no one, but agreed that her jaw dropped a few too many times. I found that I got tired of smiling and also tired of laughing at some of the same stuff, but (!) quite often laughed in disbelief at what they had pulled off and who they had insulted doing it.

I had a coffee before the movie and half a regular sized diet pepsi during, so had to pee in the middle. When I returned I looked at my friend and she said,'you missed a blow job scene'. 'Nuff said I think.