This movie broaches an election. It isn't absolutely a presidential or legislative election. Simply, this election takes place in an American high school and it must elect a student for the following role: the president's board of the students. This is what Reese Witherspoon would like to become and she stands in this election. But one of his teachers, Matthew Broderick isn't prepared to accept that and in order to stand in her way, he asks one of his students, Chris Klein to stand fin the election. Broderick asked him to do this because he knows that Klein is very appreciated in the high school for his good mood and his happiness. And so, things get hard... It's obvious that Klein hasn't got Witherspoon's ambitions. He comes from a wealthy family and aspires to a quiet and idle life. Whereas Tammy Metzler, Klein's sister, well it's more in an idea of revenge and jealousy against her brother (he unvoluntarily charmed Metzler's lover who is a lesbian) that she applies for being president.
Election is, of course a satiric comedy that deregulates the bases of an election. All in all, people and especially teenagers don't get interested in it because it brings nothing to their lives. It inspires them indifference and boredom, the same feelings that shine the Americans towards the political life. When Witherspoon and Klein are making their speeches (that use all the processes of the rhetoric. like political men, they're talking for saying nothing) in front of the pupils, these ones are laughing at them whereas Tammy's one provokes their happiness and enthusiasm because it's all the contrary of a banal speech. Moreover, Klein will prefer to vote for Witherspoon rather than him, this last one will find out before the verdict in front of the pupils that she won. Due to this, Matthew Broderick will try to unsettle the election's final results. As far as Matthew Broderick is concerned, well we can say that this election is the beginning of the end for him: Witherspoon's despising him, he can't distinguish his private and professionnal life any more and his real intentions towards Witherspoon will earn him the personal's hate and his departure from the high school. Reese Witherspoon is really talented and her character doesn't really attract the liking. Moreover, Alexander Payne tries to underline his ambitious side by making her ridiculous (her speech of candidature is ridiculous. She should conclude that no matter the way we take, we always find obstacles and nothing's far from certain. So at the end, it would be difficult to find a negative point to this comedy and however, I found one: it remains to deplore the vulgar and heavy side of the comedy which is nearly common in American comic films. Except this, "Election" is a clever and entertaining movie.
Election is, of course a satiric comedy that deregulates the bases of an election. All in all, people and especially teenagers don't get interested in it because it brings nothing to their lives. It inspires them indifference and boredom, the same feelings that shine the Americans towards the political life. When Witherspoon and Klein are making their speeches (that use all the processes of the rhetoric. like political men, they're talking for saying nothing) in front of the pupils, these ones are laughing at them whereas Tammy's one provokes their happiness and enthusiasm because it's all the contrary of a banal speech. Moreover, Klein will prefer to vote for Witherspoon rather than him, this last one will find out before the verdict in front of the pupils that she won. Due to this, Matthew Broderick will try to unsettle the election's final results. As far as Matthew Broderick is concerned, well we can say that this election is the beginning of the end for him: Witherspoon's despising him, he can't distinguish his private and professionnal life any more and his real intentions towards Witherspoon will earn him the personal's hate and his departure from the high school. Reese Witherspoon is really talented and her character doesn't really attract the liking. Moreover, Alexander Payne tries to underline his ambitious side by making her ridiculous (her speech of candidature is ridiculous. She should conclude that no matter the way we take, we always find obstacles and nothing's far from certain. So at the end, it would be difficult to find a negative point to this comedy and however, I found one: it remains to deplore the vulgar and heavy side of the comedy which is nearly common in American comic films. Except this, "Election" is a clever and entertaining movie.