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kevinmc
(3,001 posts)JustAnotherGen
(31,818 posts)Prior to this OP. First - thanks for bringing another one to light.
Second - Here's a Mother Jones link to a frame by frame ad:http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/04/mike-pape-donald-trump-bad-ad
Third - I have no choice but to agree with you.
His mother must be so proud.
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)I haven't seen such an impressive portrayal of a Mexican since Touch of Evil.
islandmkl
(5,275 posts)great menacing tone throughout the movie...
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)So many things Welles did- particularly in Kane, but he broke ground there too- became so ingrained into narrative filmmaking that you dont notice them now, but at the time he really was writing the manual.
Still, the whole charleton heston as a mexican deal remains a bit jarring.
islandmkl
(5,275 posts)picked him to play the part...on checking, it appears the character was written as a white cop, but Welles changed the character into a Mexican narcotics cop...Charlton Heston cited not doing a Hispanic accent for his Mexican narcotics officer Miguel 'Mike' Vargas as one of the biggest mistakes he ever made as an actor
Laxman
(2,419 posts)cutting through the fence more informed about U.S. politics than 1/2 of Americans? The only thing missing from that commercial was Pape turning around and asking them "where are your badges". (that was a REAL ad and not some parody, right?)