Bursting the Bubble - Again (Another look at Inside the Bubble)

[kerrygoddess]

Note to the DU Kerry crowd - most likely you will nejoy Inside the Bubble for the Kerry content, as I note towards the end of the review. Sadly they most likely could have done so much more with this and it's clear to me after watching the entire film how it was purposely slanted...

Bursting the Bubble - Again
October 23rd, 2005

There’s not much I can say after watching “Inside the Bubble” last night that has not already been said here either by myself (here and here) or Ron (here and here), and yet there is so much to say. I kept waiting for that moment to come when I would get the point that the director, Steven Rosenbaum seems to be struggling to make - but that moment never came. All I can say, I’m sorry to burst the bubble - again.

Steven Rosenbaum says on his Blog about the documentary, “Inside the Bubble”:

“Those of you who’ve followed this film know that it’s been an emotional road. No one sets out to make a film about a losing candidate for President. We though we were chronicalling a winner. And after that fateful day in November, 2004 - we spent a bunch of months with the footage under lock and key.

I find Rosenbaum’s statement to be very telling about the direction of the film. When I first wrote about “Inside the Bubble”, I said:

“One has to wonder what the film would have played like, if things had turned out differently. Anyone with an inkling into the film business knows that a film such as this is skewed to the view of the producer. While Rosenbaum may have started the film process with one vision, clearly his focus changed for some feeble attempt of personal gain.”

After watching the entire film, courtesy of Mr. Rosenbaum (as I seem to have raised his ire with my previous posts about the film) , I can only reiterate that… What would the focus of this film have been if things had turned out differently? Watching the film, I see the perspective of a bitter filmmaker who is either unable to see clearly what really happened last November or is looking to recoup his investment on the misfortune of the entire country.

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[wisteria]

1. I think he is trying to recoup his investment.

Imagine though, what a lot of attention this film would have gotten him if he had decided to present this film as being about a winning candidate that lost.

[kerrygoddess]

2. I feel for the guy...

However watching it I get he still could have done it differently. I vasilated between sadness and anger through much of it. Anger at the BS in the film.

[karynnj]

4. that would have been interesting

Especially as their small glimpses of Kerry (and Teresa) were far more likeable than the MSM claimed. That Kerry wasn't asking who messed up the taping session, who agreed to such an unpleasant location etc instead making the best of it and in fact trying to amuse the staffers would not be what was expected from the MSM portrayal of an aloof vain person.

Bush on the other hand was really a person whose staff was afraid to tell bad news to because he was mean and angry, but was repeatedly described as a good person to have a beer with (except he doesn't drink and when he did he was a mean drunk!)

If either were portrayed accurately, he would have been a winning candidate.

[TheDonkey]

3. It's all about the $$$

People love to watch and talk about scandals. He's trying his hardest to make it work, and it's sort of working.