Review: UnPresidential
The pure spectacle of the presidential election has left America and the world stunned, that such a thing can happen. A person who beforehand was reality television star, becomes president and hopes people take him seriously. It has made the world believe that anyone can become the most powerful person in the world, as any level of integrity is no longer a requisite but another bullet in the resume. This is why we have musicians like Kid Rock to pornstars looking to run for office, as there is no longer a type who can occupy a public servant title.
These very reasons is why the movie, The Interview, starring Randall Park, James Franco and Seth Rogen, seems more like reality than fiction, as here in America, we have a front row seat to how someone so absurd can lead a country. The way Park portrayed President Kim, as a man with a childish mind, still is one of the best portrayals of an oligarch the film world has ever seen. Since that film, just about every world leader has said something about North Korea, which is a wonder why popular culture has not tackled North Korea’s leader more. In Kevin Bieber and Victor Reynolds’ UnPresidential, the creative team propose an alternative history where President Trump has disappeared and Kim Jung Un, decides to run for president of the united States.
In the opening pages, a town hall takes place where all the superPACs for the GOP have gathered, to figure out how they will select the next president, as the Trump has gone missing, and every Republican politician next in succession ids dead as all of them died on a Russian cruise. This by far not the craziest detail, Kim Jung Un appears at this town hall and props himself up as the next American president, as his strong family lineage and years of political experience, makes him the best option. What follows is basically what makes every great robbery crew movie montage, he puts together a bunch of unqualified people to be his cabinet. By book’s end, the most improbable and now, most possible thing happens, and he has no idea what he is doing or what is going to do.
Overall, probably one of the funniest political satire books I have ever picked up, as this creative team pulls no punches, and leaves no one in the political arena safe. The story by Kevin Bieber and Victor Reynolds goes for the jugular and will have the reader in stiches. The art by Jeremy Labib is in the style of George Plimpton, and serves this book well. Altogether, a crazy, funny, and ultimately enjoyable book that you will soon not forget.
Story: Kevin Bieber and Victor Reynolds Art: Jeremy Labib
Story: 10 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.5 Recommendation: Buy
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