Blades of Glory

Blades of Glory is obviously a movie about skating however on a different level it is a movie where two extreme opposites, that completely despise each other can come together to work as one and live in harmony with the help of a middle man for a common goal: the Gold Medal. We can look at this on a political stand point by comparing the two extremes: Bill Clinton and George Bush Sr. In the end of 2005 an unlikely pair came together for a common goal: to ease the suffering of so many in the wake of Asia's devastating tsunami. The two have come a long way since running against each other in 1992, where Bush once called Clinton a Bozo while on the campaign trail. Bush said, "You can't go through life with a great deal of bitterness in our heart over something that happened 15 years ago." At Bush's request, the two visited the region and raised money for rebuilding homes and lives ravaged by the tsunami, which left more than 200,000 people dead or missing. They both raised more than $100 million for Hurricane Katrina relief in Louisiana and Mississippi. Clinton said "Where we can find common ground and do something for the future of the country and for the future of our children and grandchildren, I think we ought to do it." Even though they were once foes, they are now friends and really have learned a lot about each other and their shared interests. Blades of Glory so ironically relates to Bush and Clinton because Jon Heder and Will Ferrell were competing against each other and whenever they saw each other they weren't happy, however as time progressed they decided that they both wanted the same thing and decided to work together to make their goal happen. They decided to put their differences and ignorance behind them to work together for something they both felt so strongly toward. This can compare to the Saw and Scream readings by the deeper interpretation that I decided to do. I wanted to take it at a different angle and explain how it politically relates to former presidents, since the presidential elections right now are such a hot topic, even though those two won't be running.

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