This week we celebrate the birthday of America. So, what better time for the arrival of a new Oliver Stone movie trailer? This one is perfectly derisive, too. It’s a teaser for Snowden, the JFK director’s upcoming biopic on NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, and what it lacks in footage of the actual movie it makes up for in facts about the subject’s life. “Army recruit at 20, joined CIA at 22, NSA contractor at 26. By 29, the most wanted man in the world.”
The visuals are limited to an upside-down American flag adorned with the following tagline: “One nation under surveillance for liberty and justice for all.” Hmm, I wonder what kind of angle Stone is taking on this story anyway. Could he be on Snowden’s side? I guess we’ll have to wait for the finished feature this fall to be sure. Maybe he’s being sarcastic in his wording here. Just kidding, it’s very, very clear what this film wants to say. Maybe even to the point that we don’t actually need to watch the movie.
Before this teaser, the marketing of Snowden had already been carefully selective. The first look we got in March of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as the title character specifically showcased Snowden’s military service. Stone wants us to know that this is a movie about a patriot, both in that service and the service he did for Americans by leaking top secret documents revealing the US government’s oppressive surveillance of its own people. The only thing missing in this campaign is a picture of Gordon-Levitt as Snowden wearing a Revolutionary War uniform — or at least a tricorne hat.
Snowden also stars Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Melissa Leo, Nicolas Cage and Shailene Woodley. It opens in theaters on Christmas.
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