The latest plan from the UN to polish its public image is to enlist Hollywood's film industry's assistance.
"Ban Ki-moon quietly visited Hollywood this Oscar week, devoting an entire day to lobbying hundreds of the world's most influential actors, directors, and film producers about the potential benefits of storylines that portray his organisation in a positive light. Mr Ban's "Global Creative Forum" was attended by Anne Hathaway, Demi Moore, Mira Sorvino, Sean Penn, Samuel L Jackson, and director Jason Reitman. Ban Ki has grown weary of the organisation being portrayed as a bumbling bureaucracy and hopes to persuade film-makers to focus on the heroic stories behind its humanitarian work in countries such as Haiti, and peacekeeping missions in other global trouble spots."
What a great idea!
Source: Independent
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And now you are just being sarcastic...
Despite the fact that thousands of dollars will be spent to produce this movie (and hence hopefully less will be spent on lavish CD cars) , who knows, it might actually convince me that the UN is even marginally important...So I say, what the heck, let's support this project!
of course i am being sarcastic! instead of doing things right the UN wants to make people believe it is doing things right...pathetic!
Any suggestions for a title? The Peacemaker, Sleepers, and The Importance of Being Earnest are already gone... And what about the hero? The MI6 has Daniel Craig. The mafia has Al Pacino. Wall Street has Micheal Douglas. Who is the good bureaucrat?
They will definitely hire Jerry Bruckheimer as director/producer, Clint Eastwood will star in the tale of world worn, close to retirement UN bureaucrat seeking redemption from a career of bad decisions by mentoring the career of his younger colleague, played by Tom Cruise. When Cruise gets into trouble and has to make a tricky decision, Eastwood has to step in and save him. The film also features a cameo by Morgan Freeman as Kofi Annan. Music by Hans Zimmer (who writes the same piece of music for all these stupid action movies, like The Rock) of course. And it will definitely also be shot in 3D, so that the audience can experience incompetence in another dimension
so beautifully put Cam! respect!
I would call it "Smurf attack!"
Vomit
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