Boogie Man: the Lee Atwater Story

This film delved into the life of a very popular and controversial man who played a large role in the government. The film gives mixed emotions. It shows all of the sides of Atwater: peoples' opinions of him and all of the various shenanigans he gets himself into. Judging by the interviews of the people, which were mostly government officials that made contact with Atwater, the man is a complete douche and an under-handing scumbag. But just by looking at him and public and some of the stunts he pulls, such as jumping on stage and performing music by singing and playing the guitar, he seems like a good guy who can't do much wrong. Overall, the film gives an unbiased view that causes the general consensus to be that the man is a bad, corrupted person who just looked after himself and his own selfish goals. However, the ending of the film almost changes this outlook by drawing sympathy from the viewers; it shows Atwater as just a man who is suffering from a terrible disease, not a kniving politician who tries to screw people over. This film was effective in the sense that it was about a subject that poses no interest to me (politics), and yet it created a piece that was very interesting and caused some emotions.