“W.” is the Oliver Stone biography of one of the most troubled yet fascinating presidents America has seen, George W. Bush. The film is an in depth look at how president Bush became one of the most hated politicians of all time and character we all know him to be. “W.” shows the viewer how friction in the Bush family and competition between siblings turned George into an insecure politician constantly looking to prove his worth in life. My favorite scene in the film is one we watched in class, in which Bush is being initiated into his fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon. The scene takes place is dark basement of a frat house. The older members are pouring liquor into the mouths of shirtless pledges. A senior member of the frat tests one random pledge on his knowledge of fraternity member’s names. When that pledge fails to impress, Bush is tested as well. George names almost all of the fraternity members and is invited to drink a beer with them. This scene directly shows how George W. Bush is constantly trying to find a community to be apart of. He is always trying to impress his superiors and idolizes those who are above him politically. The scene is dark for dramatic effect and the camera is situated very low to be on eye-level with the pledges. The fraternity members are shown standing above the pledges to show their superior. This is a very important detail to the scene. The scene ends with George W. Bush saying that he will never become a politician. This also shows that George’s college experience will end up changing him into the man we all know him to be now.
The lighting is low key on the members of the fraternity because of the secretive nature of their power. The pledges are often brightly lit. Why?The scene is very dense Character proxemics are intimate. These people are going to be buddies and cronies for life.
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