

Their whole life becomes an origin story.Īgain, this feels like it will all change because of our recent situation.

Everything else they do seems more important, more magnified: We look for insight into their soul in the most mundane, and least mundane, of life’s tasks. Every aspect of a human being’s life, whether it’s before, during, or after his time in the White House, is filtered through that lens: This person once held the most powerful office in the world. One aspect of all movies about real-life presidents - an aspect one worries future films will not share - is a reverence for the office of the president. This article originally ran in 2018 and is being republished for Presidents’ Day.

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