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The Distinguished Gentleman reveals much of the very real corruption that occurs in the government, especially in the House of Representatives. The movie opens at a rally for a current representative. Thomas Jefferson Johnson (played by Eddy Murphy) is a con-man trying to bamboozle from one of the representatives. Johnson poses as an FBI agent and tells the representative that he has been decieved by a 900 number scheme (run by Johnson’s cousin and friend). The representative is very afraid that this situation may go public and that his name would be slandered, so he offers Johnson money and his Rolex watch. Most politicans have that type of mentality, Clinton, rather then confess about his affair with Monica, lied in court and was almost thrown out of office. Just think, the entire impeachment may not have had to happen if he told the truth. Next, the veiwers begin to find out about the wheeling and dealing that occurs in Congress. Dick Dodge, one of the more powerful representatives is trying to argue one of the current representatives to run again, because there would be a monetary bonus in some way for both. They also mention benefits of the office life, calling things such as hunting fishing, and dilly-dallying with women “official business.” In this case, rather than satirizing, it seems more like the movie is actually depicting what happens in Congress. One can easily imagine such a conversation between a couple of rich chums, joking about their waste of taxpayer money, and sharing insider stock tips. Name recognition is also both satirized and illustrated in the Distinguished Gentleman. Thomas Jefferson Johnson does not mention a single issue or promise in his campaign adds. Nor does he mention any positive aspects of his history that might help him be elected or education that he has had. All that his advertisements include is his name, “the name you know, the name you trust.” In several states, deceased candidates, who could not be removed from the ballot in time, have been elected because of name recognition.
Approximate Word count = 1312
Approximate Pages = 5.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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