All right, Miss Bryant, do you want an interview? Write this down. Are you naïve enough to think containing German militarism has anything to do with this war? Don't you understand that England and France own the world economy and Germany just wants a piece of it? Keep writing, Miss Bryant. Miss Bryant, can't you grasp that J. P. Morgan has loaned England and France a billion dollars? And if Germany wins, he won't get it back! More coffee? America'd be entering the war to protect J. P. Morgan's money. If he loses, we'll have a depression. So the real question is, why do we have an economy where the poor have to pay so the rich won't lose money?
I have always been a pretty big fan of Karl Marx. The ideals of socialism make a whole lot of sense to me. Working for the good of all, instead of crushing others under your boot as you try to get the most pieces of paper, has held an appeal for me ever since I was old enough to think about such things. This movie follows the true story of John Reed (and even includes interspersed interviews with actual witnesses) as he takes part in the Russian October revolution and subsequently attempts a similar coup in America. Almost secondary to this theme is the epic love story that follows Reed through the three hour and fifteen minute runtime. Warren Beatty co-wrote, directed, and starred in this feature that has been sadly forgotten by many over the years. Diane Keaton stars as Reed's love interest (and fellow revolutionary) and Jack Nicholson takes an amazing turn as playwright Eugene O'Neal.
I hate to sound like a conspiracy nut, but I really don't have any idea why this movie doesn't get more attention. Except, you know, for the fact that it does a fine job of glorifying anti-capitalist sentiment. It's probably not in the best interest of our corporate machines (whether it be TV, print, or internets) to educate young people like me about the greatness of this movie (or John Reed for that matter).
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