Chemistry between Goodwin and Van Doren
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liamforeman — 11 years ago(March 02, 2015 10:24 PM)
Am I the only one who thought there was some sexual tension between the leads? I know it wasn't like that IRL, so maybe Morrow and Fiennes just worked off each other.
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nicoledesapio — 9 years ago(November 21, 2016 08:29 PM)
While it honestly didn't occur to me that there was any sexual tension between the two characters, I did think it clear that Van Doren and Goodwin related well to each other inasmuch as they were both part of the same, Ivy League-educated "world." The irony, of course, is that Goodwin was Jewish and, because of this, "shouldn't" have gotten into Harvard in the first place (remember, this was in the era of "gentleman's agreements," whereby Jews were often turned down for schools, jobs, etc.).
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PenTheater — 9 years ago(November 22, 2016 01:13 PM)
Of course, even Goodwin's wife (in the movie) made reference to it.
Lets just say he wasn't gay but if they were in the YMCA shower together Goodwin would have taken a peak.
Freud knew.
People should read Freud instead of denying things.
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Eric-62-2 — 9 years ago(December 30, 2016 09:22 AM)
Let us remember one thing. The real Goodwin never got to know Van Doren this well because this film's entire depiction of Goodwin at the center of this investigation is 100% fantasy. Goodwin was just a minor figure in the Congressional investigation that took place AFTER the scandal broke and after the New York DA's office had done all the work exposing the original scandal in the first place. It astonishes me to this day how a movie that is all about exposing the fraud that elevated the importance of someone who didn't do what people thought he did (Van Doren) at the same time commits one of its own by turning Richard Goodwin into something he wasn't.
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PenTheater — 9 years ago(January 02, 2017 10:36 AM)
The whole idea is based on a section of Goodwin's book
Remembering America: A Voice From the Sixties
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So I think this is more of a factor in moving the screen play in this direction. (Than other reasons you mentioned.)
His character makes it easier to tie all this together.
Plus, for a moment forget about the main story, the dynamic between the two cultures/characters is some great acting and script writing in itself. That dynamic is ALSO a reality of America's history.
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