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Dad, why is the American government the best government?

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The video uses a compelling, high-quality movie clip to hook viewers, followed by interesting behind-the-scenes trivia that adds value to the cinematic content.

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This video features a clip from the film 'Thank You for Smoking' where a father teaches his son about the power of argumentation. The creator provides context about the film's production and the director's choices regarding smoking scenes.

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1Clip from the movie Thank You for Smoking
2Father teaches son about the nature of argument
3Contextual information about the film's production
4Trivia about the director's choice to avoid smoking scenes

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Dad, why is the American government the best government? Because of our endless appeals system. Joey, you're not writing down what I just said are you? Mm-hmm. Joey, stop for a second. What is the subject of your essay? Why is American government, the best government in the world? Your teacher crafted that question? Yeah. Why? Well... I'll look past the obvious problems in syntax for a moment, and I'll focus more on the core of the question. I mean, "A," does America have the best government in the world? And "B," what constitutes a "best government"? Is it crime, is it poverty, literacy? And America definitely not best. Perhaps not even better than most. We do have a very entertaining government... Dad. I'm sorry. Joey, are you familiar with the term "B.S." ? Bullshit. Yes, exactly. B.S., if I may, is what questions like the one your teacher posed are made for. Because even if America had the best government, there'd be no way to prove it. And how many pages are you writing? Two pages. Two pages... Definitely not in two pages. So what am I supposed to write? You can write whatever you want. Okay. Write about... write about America's amazing ability to make profit by breaking down trading tariffs and bringing American jobs to Third World countries. Or how good we are at executing felons. They're all correct answers. I can do that? See, Joey, that's the beauty of argument. 'Cause if you argue correctly, you're never wrong.

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'Thank You for Smoking' was Jason Reitman's feature directorial debut. He was 27 years old. It was acquired at the Toronto International Film Festival before it had even finished screening. Throughout the entire film, nobody actually smokes. Reitman made the deliberate decision not to show any cigarettes being lit. The only smoking visible on screen occurs in archival footage of old films playing in the background, including a shot of John Wayne lighting up in Sands of Iwo Jima. Before its Sundance screening, a rumor circulated online that an extended scene between Aaron Eckhart and Katie Holmes had been cut due to pressure from Holmes' then-husband Tom Cruise. Reitman denied that any such scene had ever existed. He also noted that the rumor generated more press attention for the film than anything his publicist had done. Reitman later said: "Half the questions l've been getting are thoughtful questions about the morality of lobbying and how satire works. And half are about the Katie Holmes scene that doesn't exist." Film: Thank You for Smoking (2005) #motivation #mindset #movieclips #fyp #moviemindset