When we told our friends that we have watched “The Ides of March” on November fifth, the most common response would be, “The what?”. Ides! Then we added, “That Clooney show”. Or I think we should have said, “That Gosling show”. Gosling is involved in quite a few films these days. He must be one of the hottest actors in Hollywood now.
Ides means the middle of a particular month in the Roman calendar. Or more specifically, the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months. I am not that into US politics. I doubt the film title has anything to do with March fifteenth. I would say that this title may refer to the date whereby Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times by fellow politicians in 44 B.C and died. But who is Julius Caesar in this movie? I can’t tell. Perhaps, the filmmakers just wish to associate this film with the brutality of politics.
Gosling plays the campaign manager for Clooney. While the film is directed and scripted by Clooney, Gosling is the main actor. I am not that into politics, especially politics that is outside my country. But I gather from the story that there is no clean politics. The path to the dark side could well be triggered by a single simple mistake. Overall, it is a pleasant film to watch. It was a pity that our buddy TK was not feeling well and had to leave early. Cynthia and I ended up celebrating our wedding anniversary at Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant at 313 @ Somerset.
Shock band founder Marilyn Mansion‘s ex-fiancée Evan Rachel Wood is one of the actresses in “The Ides of March”. Personally, I am happy to finally see her on a big screen. She gives hope to weirdos and less than handsome men around the world that some gorgeous girls do look pass these attributes. Not every one is as good looking at Nate Archibald if you know what I mean. I certainly am not. If you are interested to see how Wood looked like when she was 20, you can check out this music video with her and her then-boyfriend Marilyn Mansion. Warning: lots of blood and gore.