COMM 150 Lecture : class 6 - Mr Smith Washington
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Frank capra film mr. smith goes to washington. The kind of rockwell-esque kids here know the truth that adults pretend not to see. This is a running theme throughout the film, that children are somehow closer to the truth than. Shows that jeff smith is a decent individual, who boyscouts and mothers adore. He appeals to the heart rather than to the head. It is about his education through the process. Populated by ambitious cynical people, but jeff seems immune, and blind to this element. Capra shows a sense of patriotism while taking the tour of the monuments throughout the. She is a fast talking easterner who is hardened from life in washington. When they meet we know that she is already fed up with the government, and she doesn"t want to work there any more. Being smart is opposed to being emotional and good. Capra pitched to the sentiments of the heart, not the intellect.