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Obama’s ‘The Road’ and Bush’s ‘The Pitch’ Both Smart Films, But Dubya’s Video Gave Hope

A Tale of Two Films

The Obama team’s artful and smart campaign film The Road portrays the president as a hero who overcame fierce odds. It is similar in many ways to George W. Bush’s 2004 convention movie The Pitch, except that it leaves a sense of dread—not hope.

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