The Manchurian Candidate: Review

The Manchurian Candidate: Review This film was made in 1962. Most see it today as a political comedy, but was a mind boggle in its day for the outrageous military strategy of so called brainwashing. The Manchurian Candidate keeps you glued to the screen as the film smoothly tells a story. The opening of the movie begins with a group of soldiers being brainwashed a Chinese hypnotist. The soldiers imagine a garden meeting with old women …

…not to smooth at the time, as he spills his drink and cannot even light a cigarette. By the end of the film we find that Harvey’s controller is someone close to him. He is confused by the brainwashing, and does not know what is going on. He looks as if he is a machine working for an unknown force. He is dead to the world and believes no one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** n/a