Politics on Film, Ranked from Optimistic to Deeply Cynical
From the widespread national trust in FDR’s leadership (check out the electoral map of his landslide victory in 1936) to the modern sense of disillusionment with career politicians, American trust in The System ebbs and flows. A lot. With it, the depiction of American politics in film and television has also varied, serving as a semi-accurate barometer of the country’s political climate. Ranging from saccharine optimism to blistering mistrust, the spectrum of politics on film is a fun peek into ...