The movie Head of State makes a comedic attack on an electoral system where candidates don't say what they actually think but simply repeat safe centrist platitudes. This movie satirizes the nature of political parties in many ways such as the way the campaigns are run and what is said to each party to gain votes. The candidates mainly only say what their party wants to hear in order to be elected, not exactly what they believe. It also satirizes how a candidate may pretend to care about topics on camera and when off camera, he couldn't care less. For example when on camera, Brian Lewis gave a small speech about how important the children are and their safety is but off camera, it was easy to tell he was faking his interest. This movie shows how people don't always know as much as they think they know when it comes to what is going on behind the scenes in politics.
Mays Gilliam evolves greatly throughout his candidacy. He begins his campaign very unaware of the power he holds and only saying what he is told to say by his advisors/campaign managers. He is told exactly what to say and how to say it. It is clear that he doesn't understand that he also has a voice and can use this opportunity to make the kind of differences he wishes to. After a talk with his brother Gilliam starts to realize that he can voice his own opinions and make a difference in the county that he believes in. As he visits more states, he gets into the grove of how to run his own campaign. Gilliam really begins taking over and coming up with his own ideas and stratagies after learning that his advisors didn't actually believe in him. He starts saying the things that he truly believes in and what most of the population believes in also. Once Gilliam does this, he gains more and more votes until he eventually wins the election.
Provides good reasons on how he evolved as a canidate.
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