Washington DC is a hub of economic and political happenings. It is home to the World Bank and IMF which has caused much scandal over the years. DC is well known for the White House and numerous scandals. Currently Housing George Bush the White House has been frequented by many. These old men that have ran our country for hundreds of years have been educated at all levels. All high power executives both govermental and military have lots of experiance. Does experiance play a part in making a moral decision? Does age and experiance allow for people to do what they deem morel?
Dick, is a movie the explores The White House Watergate Scandal though two girls eyes. These high school girls on a field trip stumble upon evident. DC in this movie is displayed as a highly organized and supervised city. The President is a puppet that acts smart in private and like a child when interacting with the girls. Everyone seems to be covering everyone Else's back. DC is a family oriented city with large houses and one or two children. Dick revolves around Richard Nixon, the high school and the White House. TV is watched all the time and all news is broad casted. All families fall asleep in front of the tube with their TV Dinners. Sex, Drugs, and music take over the adolescent lives while war drafting is in the minds of all families.
In A Few Good men we see little of the city. There is a focus on monuments and structures in the economic center. The military is regimented and DC is like a courtroom. Busy, faced paced, and always in control. DC seems to always a step ahead and ready for supprises all around the world. Their are rules and regulations. There is a struggle for power and obstacles that are in the way to be overcome. DC is displayed as a residential area with housing that resembles San Francisco. Vertical houses all in a line. The airport is a shown to house an influx of people daily. Governmental officials and the Military are busy and always under the command of someone with more power, which there always is, the President.
Washington DC is displayed in a militaristic regimented way. Both movies are based around the defining features of the landscape and government buildings. DC is like a courtroom and there is a daily court in session about right and wrong. In A Few Good Men, the head of Guantanamo believes he did what was right even though it resulted in death, and Tricky Dick is involved in Watergate.
Creating Knowledge: Most of both movies is spent covering up what the governmental heads have created. Then the young girls in Dick, and the young lawyers right out of law school in a Few Good Men spend time proving the truth. A battle between young vs. old, right vs. wrong, and regiment vs. reality. In both movies the underdog wins.
