![]() Its plot, which is as structured as sand, and the floating camerawork by cinematographer Tak Fujimoto are all meant to conjure up the wispy feeling of a dream. ![]() Unfortunately, the film itself fails to see its own narrative shortcomings. The seemingly popular Raymond Shaw - whose actual partisan politics aren’t defined, if at all - and his story about courage under fire seems uncannily perfect, almost as if it were scripted. ![]() The film follows one man’s impossible search for the truth in the scary world of surveillance, politics-as-spectacle, and xenophobia.ĭemme’s Manchurian Candidate is keenly aware of the power of narrative and how it shapes our behavior. The Manchurian Candidate is a paranoid thriller with a sci-fi bent. ![]() Jeffrey Wright (who is currently narrating Marvel’s What If.?) is also part of The Manchurian Candidate’s all-star cast.
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