Frost/Nixon a pleasant surprise
By Ryan Donovan, Period 4
I sat down to watch what I thought was going to be a boring movie. This movie was Frost/Nixon. Frost/Nixon is about the four part interviews between David Frost, a night time talk show host in Australia, and the former president of the United States Richard Nixon. The movie takes place in 1974 right after President Nixon resigned from the presidency for the Watergate scandal. Many Americans were outraged to hear their beloved president had broken into the Democratic offices in the Watergate Hotel. They were even more furious when President Ford pardoned Nixon of all charges against him. The movie comes in the night of the resignation, it shows Nixon giving his speech and also shows Frost watching it at the same time. The movie is basically a flashback, with different characters telling different parts of the story. One of the most surprising moments of this movie was the beginning credits because I found how many big name actors are in this. Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Sam Rockwell, and Frank Langella all have big parts in the movie. I also was not aware that Academy Award winning director Ron Howard was at the helm of this film. All the actors did an amazing job, especially Frank Langella, who was dead on as the former president Nixon and Michael Sheen as the quick witted David Frost. Kevin Bacon and Sam Rockwell also did amazing jobs. Kevin Bacon as the right hand man to the president and Sam Rockwell as the reporter helping Frost bring Nixon down. Oliver Platt was funny, but he didn’t really shine in this movie, but I think that was the point. Ron Howard did an amazing job as director, using great lighting techniques and dramatic angles really set the mood for the story. The screenplay written by Academy Award nominated writer Peter Morgan was also stunning. Even though the movie seems like a drama, there is a lot of comedy in this, including one scene when Nixon asks Frost if he had fornicated the night before right as the interview begins taping. If you check out my trailer, that scene is in it. All in all this movie was highly underrated. The acting was magnificent along with the direction and the writing. If you have not seen this movie yet, please check it out, it is informational and entertaining.
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5 comments:
i really liked this blog, it caught my attention as soon as i started to watch the trailer. i really dont know that much about the President Nixon story on Watergate, and just from seeing the small bit I'm excited to learn more about what happend. you did a really good job ryan, im going to have to go and watch the movie now. -Shawna Fiedor- Fettig - 4th period
I thought frost/nixon was a great movie. When i watched it i thought i would hate nixon the whole way throught, but what really suprised me was that i even started to sympathize with President Nixon.
Landry Bertsch
History 3
I watched the movie Frost/Nixon with my dad and i didnt know much about what happened with the Watergate, so i thought it was goin to be a boring movie. The way the movie was set up it got you more interested in what really happend. I thought the movie was a good movie far beyond some that ive seen. and Ryan really did a good job capturing the idea of the movie.
-Cassie pedersen
-History 5
Interesting trailer - I have never seen this movie, but now I am going to have to watch it. I would be curious as to its historical accuracy? Many movies produced are based on a true story, yet the truth really isn't a part of the story line. Is it with this show?
Ms. Kress
I liked the movie Frost/Nixon because of the issues about Watergate. It showed how President Nixon dealt with these problems. This movied was good and grabbed your interest to keep watching more. Overall I think that Ryan did a very good job in presenting this movie.
Josh Erger
History 0
5/27/09
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