This movie shows very well how people are willing to overlook the bad as long as they are taken care of. The people kept Willie Stark in power because they were prospering. Willie built hospitals, schools, roads. People benefited. Therefore they tended (there are always a few who try to point out the problems) to ignore the corruption behind the prosperity. How often we still see that today. As long as "I don't suffer," as long as "I am doing OK," then morality can be ignored.How often we see that today. Yet in the end we pay a price-in the end Willie Stark paid a price.
As long as we are prosperous few care about what is happening "behind the scenes." Ann Stanton paid a price, Judge Stanton paid a price. A very good movie with a very good, well written, tight story. A movie that is good on two levels, a story to enjoy and a story to learn from.
As long as we are prosperous few care about what is happening "behind the scenes." Ann Stanton paid a price, Judge Stanton paid a price. A very good movie with a very good, well written, tight story. A movie that is good on two levels, a story to enjoy and a story to learn from.