Head of State

Head of State was I think a comedy that could be used to see into our potential future that no one took into consideration. Chris Rock was thrown into the presidential candidacy after the nominee ruining passes away. Within the movie lies a typical love story about a woman who if course doesn’t want to be with Rocks character until he is up for the democratic presidential nomination. I don’t believe anyway truly thought about the possibility of a black president. A connection is made between the character of Rock and current president Barack Obama and the character of the late Bernie Mac to Sarah Palin. As a laid back comedy the film portrays a comical side to the government and the possibility of the first black president.
When this movie first came out even though it was in 2003 I’m sure that people took the movie as a just that, a comedy. A black president no matter how far advanced in race relations would not be possible in most peoples eyes. Such as Obama, Rocks character has no problem with public speaking and large crowds and does exceptionally well. So many things have changed since the movie has been released but the concept of the story is still valid. The idea that the white house can be another house to party in such as every other and hip-hop was an important factor of both of the Rock and Obama election. Now the election process is something I believe youth is more involved in because it was modernized. It is now perceived as a good thing to care about the elections and I think movies such as Head of State helped with that concept. The concept of a black president is no longer completely far fetched. It can’t be used as a punch line anymore.