Millhouse: A White Comedy was most definitely my favorite film we watched in the documentary class. I think Richard Nixon is one of the most interesting characters in U.S. history. This is another film by Emile de Antonio. What's most interesting to me about this film is the fact that this documentary was made when people still liked Nixon. This film was made in 1971 before people knew about the scandals that Richard Nixon was involved with.
The documentary shows lots of archival footage. A lot of interviews were used in the making of this film, but I believe that all the interviews were already captured on film before de Antonio started working on this film. In my opinion, the documentary was supposed to challenge the image of Richard Nixon. I think that de Antonio was trying to expose Nixon for what he thought he really was. Which was a liar, a thief and a cheat.
The moment in the documentary that I found most striking was when Nixon was giving a speech to the republicans at a huge event filled with all middle aged and older white people. He was getting everyone fired up and he seemed like a good guy. Then cut to outside and around that same moment there was a civil rights riot in the street. Four African Americans died that night. That part in the documentary kind of opened my eyes to what kind of political animal Richard Nixon was. He was promoting himself to the people that would get him the votes he needed to become president.
This was a great documentary covering Richard Nixon. As I said earlier, it was my favorite documentary we watched in class. Watching Richard Nixon do his thing before he was president was fascinating.
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