'Chappaquiddick' and the Power of Myth
John Kass Posted: Apr 12, 2018
"Chappaquiddick" is an impressive, fascinating and clinical film about a young Ted Kennedy, the power of myth and the corrosive cynicism of mythmakers.
And so the other day, in a Chicago movie theater, as the closing credits were rolling, people left their seats without saying, "I really liked it" or "I really hated it."
The theater was as silent as that quiet moment just after a sigh.
But one man enjoyed "Chappaquiddick" so much that he gave it a slow long clap that went on and on. A few moviegoers -- obviously aging baby boomers raised on Camelot -- stared at him in irritation, their hands on hips, heads tilted, like peeved, graying birds.
But he just kept on slow clapping because it was the right thing to do.
"Chappaquiddick" is set some 50 years ago, on a warm July night in 1969, when Edward "Ted" Kennedy (Jason Clarke) drives off a bridge and into the water, then leaves Mary Jo Kopechne (Kate Mara) alone in the car to die.
READ MOREJohn Kass Posted: Apr 12, 2018
"Chappaquiddick" is an impressive, fascinating and clinical film about a young Ted Kennedy, the power of myth and the corrosive cynicism of mythmakers.
And so the other day, in a Chicago movie theater, as the closing credits were rolling, people left their seats without saying, "I really liked it" or "I really hated it."
The theater was as silent as that quiet moment just after a sigh.
But one man enjoyed "Chappaquiddick" so much that he gave it a slow long clap that went on and on. A few moviegoers -- obviously aging baby boomers raised on Camelot -- stared at him in irritation, their hands on hips, heads tilted, like peeved, graying birds.
But he just kept on slow clapping because it was the right thing to do.
"Chappaquiddick" is set some 50 years ago, on a warm July night in 1969, when Edward "Ted" Kennedy (Jason Clarke) drives off a bridge and into the water, then leaves Mary Jo Kopechne (Kate Mara) alone in the car to die.
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