The video i have found this week is a film trialer for a Tea Party documentary film. I found this on the Tea Party Youtube channel and found it gave an interesting voice to the Tea Party. Like film trailers do, it dramatised the movement and consequently made them seem extremely significant in politics- which of course they may become in the future, but at the moment being a relatively new group in politics their presence is somewhat hard to determine. But, they did win a number of seats in Congress and the Senate in the mid-term 2010 elections and this does show that the party does need to be taken seriously now.
The video begins with the idea that "this is just the beginning of a huge revolution", which suggests the Tea Party believe they are gaining force within American Politics and can make the Republican Party more right-winged to fit in with their idea and policies. The pressure put upon freedom and liberty in the video will no doubt grab many Americans' attention as that is what the country of America is meant to stand for. Their is an emphasis on 'the people' in this video, suggesting that this is a party for the poor, the middle-classes and the wealthy. As it was made 'by the people, for the people.' This makes the video personal and appeals directly to America. Along with this the beginning of the video starts strongly by showing footage of demonstrations which show huge amounts of followers and supporters for the Tea Party. The continual image of the American flag drives support and patriotism.
Many people would believe the the Tea Party looks back and not forward, and this idea is shown in the video- which means that it is something the party is porud of. The fancy dress costumes and marches with the old style of clothes represents the direction that the Tea Party want America to look towards. This is also shown at the end with the tea-stained parchement paper that has the name of the Tea Party written upon it. The driving force of the Tea Party is to "stand with the constitution of America", and this does mean looking back. The video also shows a variety of races, which shows that they represent America. However, many video that i watched (from the critical perspective of the Tea Party) believed them to be racist and held views against Barak Obama, because of where they believed he came from, or simply because of his colour. One sign said "we need a chrisitan president" which shows that religion plays a part in the ideals of the Tea Party aswell. This cannot be proved or disproved since their is not a recognized leader for the Tea Party, or a maifesto to look towards- instead their are memebers of America who believe the common denominator of lower taxes and less government influence. The advert does not show any violence, or any campain leader such as Glenn Beck- who is a very influencial spokesperson of the party or Sarah Palin, who again has associated herself with the party. Instead people are used to portray the aspects of being normal and wanting what the average citizen wants. The trailer uses protest signs and anger to get across the fact that the government has to big a role in this 21st century American society. But to back this up, there is also a short clip of a news segment that states the same thing, in order to get across that some credible sources also have the same outlook of America.
Overall, the trailer gives a very influencial voice to the Tea party, and shows that in America there is a lot of support and obviiously funding for the party in order to produce a DVD with their story and the climb to get into American politics.
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