Oliver Stones JFK A Filmic Analysis
Oliver Stones JFK (1991) is about the assasination of United States president John F. ... It is a film that seeks to raise a new myth surrounding the assassination that will, in Stones own words, "interpret history in order to create lasting universal truths. ... 201, The Cinema of Oliver Stone) The Warren reprt is the official investigation that took place regarding Kennedys murder which concluded that Kennedy was killed by "lone nut" Lee Harvey Oswald who acted alone in the murder and was in turn killed by vigilante Jack Ruby who was also acting alone. ... 45, Oliver Stones America) Susan MacKey-Kallis points out in her analysis of this sequence that the extensive use of reflections and glares off of glass and eyeglasses in particular is meant to represent a blindness towards the truth on the part of not only the Warren Comission, but the people of America in general. ... 49, Oliver Stones America) This awakening from the dream is a representation of Stones interpretation that when Garrrison woke up to the truth he was reborn as someone different. ... She says in her JFK analysis: "Numerous characters, for example, smoke throughout the film, blowing smoke and putting up smoke screens to hide behind. ... 50, Oliver Stones America) Once the character of Garrison is established, Stone introduces the audience to a host of players in the conspiracy as Garrison sees it. ... 164 Oliver Stone, Wakeup Cinema) This obsession with detail is also carried out in the film when we are shown the assassination second-by-second, from countless perspectives, over and over again. ... 161, Oliver Stone, Wakeup Cinema) In conclusion, this film is one that creates a rich tapestry of characters, players, plots, scenarios and events that are real and fictional that surround the event and bring it to perspective in this politically significant epic. ... Stones work is often contriversial but always done with quality and integrity.