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''[[The Ides of March (Film)|The Ides of March]]'' is a 2011 political thriller, starring [[George Clooney]], Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright and [[Evan Rachel Wood]]. It was written and directed by [[Directed By Cast Member|Clooney]] (with co-writers Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon), based on Willimon's play ''Farragut North''.


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''[[The Ides of March]]'' is a 2011 political thriller, starring [[George Clooney]], [[Ryan Gosling]], [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]], Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright and [[Evan Rachel Wood]]. It was written and directed by [[Directed by Cast Member|Clooney]] (with co-writers Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon), based on Willimon's play ''Farragut North''.
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The plot centres around Stephen (Gosling), an idealistic staffer on presidential campaign of Governor Mike Morris (Clooney), who discovers some rather disturbing secrets about Morris and has to decide whether his career is more important than his ideals.


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The plot centres around Stephen (Gosling), an idealistic staffer on presidential campaign of Governor Mike Morris (Clooney), who discovers some rather disturbing secrets about Morris and has to decide whether his career is more important than his ideals.
== Tropes In The Film ==


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* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The Presidential candidate never appears in the stage play.
* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: The Presidential candidate never appears in the stage play.
* [[All Star Cast]]
* [[All-Star Cast]]
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|Bastard In sheep's clothing]]: {{spoiler|Morris}}
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|Bastard In sheep's clothing]]: {{spoiler|Morris}}
* [[California Doubling]]: Averted. Most of the film was shot in Clooney's childhood home of Cincinnati (bizarrely enough, the film's theatrical credits forgot to mention the city).
* [[Double Standard]]:
* [[Double Standard]]:
{{quote| "You can lie, you can cheat, you can start a war, you can bankrupt the country, but you can't {{spoiler|fuck the interns}}. They get you for that."}}
{{quote|"You can lie, you can cheat, you can start a war, you can bankrupt the country, but you can't {{spoiler|fuck the interns}}. They get you for that."}}
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|The film ends with Stephen realizing that he has sacrificed all of his ideals for personal ambition.}}
* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|The film ends with Stephen realizing that he has sacrificed all of his ideals for personal ambition.}}
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Molly, after being essentially abandoned by Stephen and Morris after her abortion.}}
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Molly, after being essentially abandoned by Stephen and Morris after her abortion.}}
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* [[Literary Allusion Title]]: From [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] [[Julius Caesar]].
* [[Literary Allusion Title]]: From [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] [[Julius Caesar]].
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Stephen could be seen as this.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Stephen could be seen as this.
* [[Reality Subtext]]: A conversation about what presidents can and cannot do is rather obviously comparing [[Bill Clinton]] to [[George W Bush]].
* [[Reality Subtext]]: A conversation about what presidents can and cannot do is rather obviously comparing [[Bill Clinton]] to [[George W. Bush]].
* [[Shout Out]]: The "I Like Mike" slogan calls back to Eisenhower's "I Like Ike" slogan.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The "I Like Mike" slogan calls back to Eisenhower's "I Like Ike" slogan.
** The posters also have taken inspiration from the [[Barack Obama]] posters. (Believe, instead of hope, is the slogan.)
** The posters also have taken inspiration from the [[Barack Obama]] posters. (Believe, instead of hope, is the slogan.)
* [[The Reason You Suck Speech]]: Paul delivers an absolutely ''brutal'' one to Stephen.
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Paul delivers an absolutely ''brutal'' one to Stephen.
* [[Sleazy Politician]]: {{spoiler|Morris}}
* [[Sleazy Politician]]: {{spoiler|Morris}}
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: The ending is a little more open to interpretation, but otherwise it's non-stop cynicism. The message seems to be "Regardless of how awesome someone's policies and public face seems to be, they're still a bastard in private".
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: The ending is a little more open to interpretation, but otherwise it's non-stop cynicism. The message seems to be "Regardless of how awesome someone's policies and public face seems to be, they're still a bastard in private".
* [[Title Drop]]: Subverted. The film's working title of "Farragut North" gets name-dropped twice (it's where former campaign managers go when the campaign ends) while the film's actual title is never name dropped.
* [[Title Drop]]: Subverted. The film's working title of "Farragut North" gets name-dropped twice (it's where former campaign managers go when the campaign ends) while the film's actual title is never name dropped.
* [[Viewers Are Geniuses]]: Understanding much of the plot of the film such as why Senator Thompson's endorsement is so crucial requires some beyond basic understanding of the US presidential primary system. This might've hurt the film's overseas box office performance a bit.
* [[Viewers Are Geniuses]]: Understanding much of the plot of the film such as why Senator Thompson's endorsement is so crucial requires some beyond basic understanding of the US presidential primary system. This might've hurt the film's overseas box office performance a bit.
* [[Villain With Good Publicity]]: {{spoiler|Mike Morris. Stephen by the end of the film.}}
* [[Villain with Good Publicity]]: {{spoiler|Mike Morris. Stephen by the end of the film.}}
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* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Tom's plan - as soon as Stephen walks into the bar, he wins.
* [[What Might Have Been]]: [[Leonardo Di Caprio]] (who produced) and [[Star Trek (Film)|Chris Pine]] (who played the part onstage) were considered for the lead before Ryan Gosling was cast.
** [[Brad Pitt]] was signed on to play Paul Zara, but left due to scheduling conflicts with ''[[Moneyball]]'' and was replaced by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
* [[Working Title]]: The film was originally named "Farragut North", after the play it was based on. The name change to "The Ides of March" seems to have been a late one as there is no relation to the actual title (unless one interprets it as a modern-day [[Julius Caesar]]).
** Actually, there is a reference to the fifteenth of March aka The Ides of March early in the film.
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* [[Xanatos Gambit]]: Tom's plan -- as soon as Stephen walks into the bar, he wins.


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Latest revision as of 15:51, 28 July 2018

The Ides of March is a 2011 political thriller, starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright and Evan Rachel Wood. It was written and directed by Clooney (with co-writers Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon), based on Willimon's play Farragut North.

The plot centres around Stephen (Gosling), an idealistic staffer on presidential campaign of Governor Mike Morris (Clooney), who discovers some rather disturbing secrets about Morris and has to decide whether his career is more important than his ideals.

Tropes used in The Ides of March include:

"You can lie, you can cheat, you can start a war, you can bankrupt the country, but you can't fuck the interns. They get you for that."

  • Downer Ending: The film ends with Stephen realizing that he has sacrificed all of his ideals for personal ambition.
  • Driven to Suicide: Molly, after being essentially abandoned by Stephen and Morris after her abortion.
  • Here We Go Again: Another attractive intern who shows up almost exactly like molly, with Stephen's friend also trying the same chat-up line.
  • He Who Fights Monsters: After spending most of the movie trying to fight against corrupt politics, Stephen embraces it.
  • I Take Offense to That Last One: Tom Duffy did not order buffalo wings during his conversation with Stephen.
  • Literary Allusion Title: From Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
  • Only Sane Man: Stephen could be seen as this.
  • Reality Subtext: A conversation about what presidents can and cannot do is rather obviously comparing Bill Clinton to George W. Bush.
  • Shout-Out: The "I Like Mike" slogan calls back to Eisenhower's "I Like Ike" slogan.
    • The posters also have taken inspiration from the Barack Obama posters. (Believe, instead of hope, is the slogan.)
  • "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Paul delivers an absolutely brutal one to Stephen.
  • Sleazy Politician: Morris
  • Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism: The ending is a little more open to interpretation, but otherwise it's non-stop cynicism. The message seems to be "Regardless of how awesome someone's policies and public face seems to be, they're still a bastard in private".
  • Title Drop: Subverted. The film's working title of "Farragut North" gets name-dropped twice (it's where former campaign managers go when the campaign ends) while the film's actual title is never name dropped.
  • Viewers Are Geniuses: Understanding much of the plot of the film such as why Senator Thompson's endorsement is so crucial requires some beyond basic understanding of the US presidential primary system. This might've hurt the film's overseas box office performance a bit.
  • Villain with Good Publicity: Mike Morris. Stephen by the end of the film.
  • Xanatos Gambit: Tom's plan - as soon as Stephen walks into the bar, he wins.
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