this film is an exploration of one man's journey from naive wonder to hardened corruption. the perfect showcase for someone being corrupt? well, politics, of course! the story follows ryan gosling's character, a political campaign specialist, as he works on getting clooney's character, an inspiring senator who seems like the real deal, to with the presidency. along the way he makes a couple mistakes, finds out about what is really going on behind that veneer of change and hope, and realized what politics is actually about. its a sad tale of innocence lost as he faces the reality if the political machine that uses you and spits you out like last week's garbage. gosling tries to be an agent for change in a positive way at the beginning of the film, but we see him soon become everything he hates as the truth of who clooney is comes crashing down around him. its and interesting film that shows the journey of gosling's fall from optimism. by the end of the film we understand how these men, thirsty for power, become the monsters we know them to be. though the film may be slight, it does carry a sadness that comes with the loss of innocence.
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