if the battle between the republicans and democrats was a movie

[LeftWingPunk]

what would it be? I could see it as Animal House. The Republicans being the Omega House and the Democrats being the Delta House.:toast:

[Oregone]

1. Sleeper

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070707/

[SeattleGirl]

2. The Stand

It's on Syfy right now, and I found myself thinking that the republicans/teabaggers would follow Flag, and the dems would follow Mother Abigail.

[Oregone]

4. If its anything apocalyptic, it would be "The Road"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0898367/

The Dad is the Monsanto corporation and the child represents the Congress. The real voters were portrayed by the mom who commits suicide to avoid the hopelessness and meaninglessness all around

[SeattleGirl]

5. I've never seen it. Sounds interesting. n/t

[Oregone]

8. Its not as quality as "Going Overboard", but give it a shot

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096870/

Another highly political movie that is incredibly thought provoking. Rent both, and let me know which one impacts your understanding of the world the most.

[Chulanowa]

20. I detest that movie

Might as well have a bunch of hammy black stetsons argue with a bunch of hammy white fedoras.

[proteus_lives]

21. Hmm, that's too easy.

I've read The Stand many times.

I can see many DUers following the Walking Dude.

[IDemo]

3. Napoleon Dynamite

[cynatnite]

6. Mothra vs. Godzilla n/t

[shedevil69taz]

7. would have to be The Hangover (nt)

[Oregone]

11. Where the Buffalos Roam is another poignant period piece about the political struggle for power

[daleanime]

9. Dragonslayer.

:evilgrin:

[vixengrl]

10. OMG--I've always said that one of my problems with

Republicans is that they come off like the prick Frat-house villians in every college movie since "Animal House".

Although I think "Revenge of the Nerds" is the most appropriate. They are the dumb-jock Alpha Beta's, whilst Dems are the brainy and diverse Tri-Lam's.

"Weeeee are the championnnnsss, mah friiieeeedsss....."

[LeftWingPunk]

29. Another example I can think of is Mr. Woodcock

Jasper Woodcock, while a teacher, is probably a diehard conservative. His former student John Farley I could see as a moderate or liberal.

[salguine]

12. What's a movie with two basically no-good Mafia families fighting each other? That one.

[Aristus]

13. Good grief! You have to ask? Star Wars! However clumsily George Lucas may have scripted it,

The battle between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance is the battle between conservatives and liberals. Lucas himself is an unapologetic liberal who used the direction the country was going it after 9/11 to inspire Star Wars II and III. (Star Wars I was released in 1999, still in the Clinton era.)

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

15. Didn't Star Wars

first come out in about 1975?

[cynatnite]

17. That's actually Star Wars 4....

It came out first, but it was part of a saga.

[Aristus]

19. 1977. They had liberals and conservatives back then, too.

The culture wars were nearly the same, too. Roe vs. Wade was brand-new. Young people who publicly urged America to stop the unmitigated slaughter of innocent people 13,000 miles away were called "un-American". Right-wing evangelicals were reading Apocalyptic shitheads like Hal Linsey and praying for the end of the world, etc...

George Lucas made a small film about the struggle between right-wing military/industrial powers, and progressive, freedom-loving resistance fighters. It became a cultural icon.

[nadinbrzezinski]

25. Those movies were scripted during the ... .NIXON years

but produced now.

[Walk away]

14. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

That would be the Dems, The Pukes and the Teabaggers.

[Hardrada]

16. Freddie versus Jason

[Newest Reality]

18. The only movie that comes to mind:

The Corporation

[laughingliberal]

23. That nails it for me! nt

[orleans]

22. here's a few

rocky horror picture show
overboard
twilight (divided between the good and the bad vampires)

[leftstreet]

24. The Holy Grail .. battle between the English and French Kahniggits

now go away or I shall taunt you a second time

[metapunditedgy]

26. Battlefield Earth.

It's a terrible joke on humanity, and we deserve better.

[upi402]

27. Life of Brian

Everyone chasing bogus saviors and fools leading fools

[guitar man]

28. Blazing saddles

"What did you expect? 'Welcome, sonny?' 'Make yourself at home.' 'Marry my daughter.' You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the New West. You know - morons."