
One of the scenes showing a perspective of the conflict with his dad is the first face to face encounter seen in the film, in which W. speaks with Bush Sr. in his office. Two conflicts with his father emerge which are: Bush Sr.'s disappointment with W. and Bush Sr.'s preference for younger brother, Jeb Bush. W's response saying, "I'm not Jeb and I don't want to be Jeb," represents a realistic, identifiable conflict between W and his father. Also, Bush Sr. blatantly states, "I'm disappointed in you, Junior." This scene foreshadows the representation of W's actions throughout the rest of the film.
Bush's first encounter with Dick Cheney also represents his character very accurately. As they are sitting at the table, Cheney discusses a new interrogation plan to W and encourages him to approve it. After repetitive back and forth answers, W has to firmly state that he will approve it once he's read it thus portraying that W must explicitly state his authority over Cheney to not be taken advantage of. Another instance developing this conflict is the scene in which the Cabinet members are discussing possible military action in the Middle East as Cheney takes the floor and begins to discuss plans without consent of W. This action can be seen as a representation of mass suspicion of Cheney's involvement with the Bush administration, namely Bush's duties.
good post, sorry I missed it. Your point about Jeb is very telling because he probably wished he were Jeb.
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