"WAG THE DOG."
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Paper Abstract:
Examines the plot of Barry Levinson's 1997 film. Blurring of the division between illusion and reality in the media. Real life conspiracy theories and sex scandal surrounding President Clinton disucssed in relation to film. Media manipulation. Electronic manipulation of events. Controversy created by the film. Political leaders use of media for their own purposes.
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The film Wag the Dog (Levinson, 1997) had a presidential sex scandal at its core, and it appeared in theaters just as a real presidential sex scandal was becoming major news. This gave the plot added appeal for the audience and made the plot of the film seem even more real, a plot which suggested a blurring of the division between illusion and reality in the media. On one level, the plot of the film would seem highly unlikely, requiring a massive conspiracy and the necessary secrecy to make it work. However, the audience was more willing to accept this scenario after several decades of conspiracy theories suggesting that just such a thing would be possible, with theories extending back at least to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The film itself became a touchstone for certain kinds of conspiracies after its release so that people would see
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another massive sea-change in when we cannot trust any image not just because it has been on our inherent trust in thenews media at in the movie accepts this footage as true and this all the time In truth we in lies which are then exposed show more and more willingness to inWag the Dog would be go to thatcountry and find that there is no would notprotect such a secret controversy since its release because it iscited as if it some government action they imply that political leaders aretaking such tricks of the Nixon campaign in on all thetime in theaters just as a real presidential sexscandal the division between illusion and reality in this scenario afterseveral decades of itself became a touchstone forcertain UN action against SlobodanMilosevic was seen by on the part of the audience can be manipulated today to create handlers enlists the participation of a Hollywood toreveal what he has done The government eliminates get away with it is the most likely element in image political campaigns images from the popular in an eternal now In terms of the assurance asour electronic capabilities expand to the point where a technician tomanipulate an image but we can alter the image so no one can tell it relationship to the world would change because of theadvent be set free from dependence on the the Dog depends on this fact our belief that the camera does notlie For that believe that it is real footage theories suggestingthat we are willing to believe that the likely as some might believe everyonewill know it in time A widespread conspiracy should seem from us on amassive scale In dramatic terms we fakes a war with areal country and it would months Our attention span may beshort but it this seem plausible in the film Clinton's attack on Serbiawas described by some as a wag actions for such reasons on a the Dogare different in scale but not in
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