Trump Documentary Fails as Propaganda
- Melania, director Brett Ratner's ode to First Lady Melania Trump, opens with two baffling needle drops.
- It's then followed up by Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean," which plays as the cameras follow a silent Melania as she travels from Florida to New York via the...
- Describing Melania as a documentary implies that there's meaningful, thoughtful intention to its construction, which is very much not the case.
Melania, director Brett Ratner‘s ode to First Lady Melania Trump, opens with two baffling needle drops. the movie begins with drone footage of the Mar-a-Lago resort,which does actually look like a very nice country club for the gaudy and elderly – accompanied by Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “fortunate Son,” the classic anti-war anthem typically used to lazily suggest that a film is taking place during the Vietnam War.
It’s then followed up by Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean,” which plays as the cameras follow a silent Melania as she travels from Florida to New York via the big fancy Trump jet. Later in the film, it’s revealed that Melania’s favorite musical artist is Jackson and “Billie Jean” is her favorite of his songs. (You know, the song about a mistress trying to baby-trap a dude.) The Creedence, meanwhile, might be a nod to Trump’s obsession with the song, but it also helpfully establishes that the viewer should seek no deeper meaning or symbolism in anything that’s about to happen on screen, that everything will be as shallow and meaningless as that one song choice.
Describing Melania as a documentary implies that there’s meaningful, thoughtful intention to its construction, which is very much not the case. Call it a document,rather,of 20 days in the first Lady’s life circa January 2025,with all the weight and depth of a Post-it. One that cost Amazon MGM Studios $40 million to acquire, and $35 million to promote. (No idea why.)
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For the first hour or so, Mrs. Trump prepares for Donald Trump’s return to office by fussing over her wardrobe for the inauguration, attending a planning meeting for the related ceremonies and celebrations, and fussing over her wardrobe some more. she also meets with various figures including an interior designer, Queen Rania of Jordan, and an Israeli woman who was taken hostage during the Hamas attack of October 2023.
She’s also preparing to “transform” the role of First Lady, in part by promising the return of her “Be Best” movement. We know she’s serious about this, because she takes notes on a “Be Best” branded notepad as France’s brigitte Macron explains her country’s approach to screen time for kids. Melania is a stateswoman, the movie tells us. A stateswoman who has some very strong opinions about the collar of the blouse she’ll wear under her inauguration coat, and the flatness of her flat
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