The film is a satire about the political life in the US. As an objective spectator (I don't live and have never lived in the US) I have seen the film without prejudices and attempted to understand what's behind the satire inherently.
The movie describes the rise of one singer-politician, Robert Roberts. Basically, it's an empty nut, without nothing but a bunch of prejudices, evolutionary racist and sexist remarks and a definitely ridiculous outline and image. He is a professional of political demagogy, and he utilizes it perfectly to his needs.
The satire and irony in the movie is pointed towards almost all aspects of this "politician", and every word he says in the film empowers the obvious farce in his behavior. The film is not only directed towards the American politics, with right and left wings of a determined type, but to any modern politician. Almost all politicians have risen via public demagogy, and almost every politician is an artist of subjective speech. The "people" vote for representatives which have no interest in helping them and representing them. The point of becoming a politician is almost like an authorization to enter the Kremlin -- everyone wants it, not everyone has it. So I have to have it! Unfortunately, this is not the consensus of the film. Politicians have power in their hands. And the "modern" American hero wants to get paid before all. And when a politician becomes the American dream, the American hero -- this is a casus belli for justice.
The movie describes the rise of one singer-politician, Robert Roberts. Basically, it's an empty nut, without nothing but a bunch of prejudices, evolutionary racist and sexist remarks and a definitely ridiculous outline and image. He is a professional of political demagogy, and he utilizes it perfectly to his needs.
The satire and irony in the movie is pointed towards almost all aspects of this "politician", and every word he says in the film empowers the obvious farce in his behavior. The film is not only directed towards the American politics, with right and left wings of a determined type, but to any modern politician. Almost all politicians have risen via public demagogy, and almost every politician is an artist of subjective speech. The "people" vote for representatives which have no interest in helping them and representing them. The point of becoming a politician is almost like an authorization to enter the Kremlin -- everyone wants it, not everyone has it. So I have to have it! Unfortunately, this is not the consensus of the film. Politicians have power in their hands. And the "modern" American hero wants to get paid before all. And when a politician becomes the American dream, the American hero -- this is a casus belli for justice.