Film Analysis: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is a movie about a small town honest man, from a western state, that gets ushered into office because the powers that be, think he will be none the wiser. Mr. Smith grew up in an unnamed western state, as a poor kid with the heart of a patriot. When he reached manhood he found a career as the leader of the Boy Rangers, a group that resembles the boy scouts we have today. When a senator of his state suddenly dies, it is up to the governor to appoint a new one. With such powerhouse interest groups involved in the governor’s decision making, he chooses Jefferson Smith, someone that will do as he is told, and will be good for public relations because of his honestly and the groups in which he is involved. When Smith …show more content…

That particular event shows how oblivious he is to all that is going on, and the true reasons he is there. Smith’s co-senator, Joseph Paine, begins to take Smith under his wing and becomes genuinely attached to his honest personality. Once the senate is in full swing, Mr. Smith decides that we wants to make a bill to make the Boy Rangers a summer camp. After Senator Paine hears that the camp Mr. Smith proposed to make would be on the land that he and his biggest financial supporter, Jim Taylor, planned to build a dam on, Paine shuts the bill down. All the while, Paine is fighting the internal battle of doing what is right, versus what those expect of him. Mr. Smith, with the help of Ms. Saunders, comes to realize the schemes and corruptions going on behind the scenes. With his back against the wall, his integrity at stake, and with only his moral compass to guide him, Mr. Smith decides to fight the corrupted politician and his supporters the only way he knows how. Mr. Smith makes up a list of things to talk about and calmly takes his seat in the senate. As soon as the bill about the dam is brought up, Smith begins his

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