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Raymond’smom,whoisabossy,mean-spiritedrichRepublican
whospendsmuchofhertimecomplainingaboutcommunists.
SenatorJohnIselin………………………………..JamesGregory
Raymond’sstep-father,whoisastupidright-wingRepublicanwhospendsmuchofhistimecomplainingaboutcommunistsintheUSgovernment(HeresemblestherealSenatorJoeMcCarthyofWisconsin).
Rosie………………………………………………….JanetLeigh
Abeautifulandsomewhatmysteriousyoungwoman
whoMarcomeetsandsoonfallsinlovewith.
SenatorThomasJordan…………………………..JohnMcGiver
AliberalRepublicanSenatorwhoisapoliticalrivalofSenatorIselin.
Jocie……………………………………………………LeslieParrish
SenatorJordan’scuteyoungdaughter,whohadmetRaymondbefore
heenteredthearmy,andwhobecomeshisgirlfriendafterhereturns.
YenLo…………………………………………………KhighDhiegh
Theevil(butkindoffunny)ChinesespywhoisinchargeofbrainwashingRaymond,MarcoandtheotherAmericansoldierswhowerecapturedduringthewar.
Chunjin………………………………………………..HenrySilva
AUSarmyKoreantranslator,whoisactuallyaChinesespy,whoreturnstotheUSafterthewarinordertoworkforRaymondasahouseboy(cleaner,cook,driver,etc)
PlotSummary
Thisisaclassicfilm,andagreatreflectionoftheanxiety-filledtimesinwhichitwasproduced.ItisthestoryofagroupofAmericansoldierswhoarecapturedduringtheKoreanWar,andsecretlytakentoManchuria,China.There,theyarebrainwashedbyagroupofcommunistChineseofficials,whohavelearnedthelatestinmindcontrol,thesubconsciousandmodernpsychologyfromtheirRussianallies.Afterjustafewdays,thesoldiersarereleased,butbecauseofthebrainwashing,theymistakenlybelievethattheyhadescapedinahardfoughtbattle,andthatRaymondwastheherowhowasmostresponsiblefortheirfreedom.
Inreality,allofthemhadbeendruggedandpsychologicallymanipulatedbeforebeingreleased,andRaymondinparticularhadbeenchosentolaterserveasaspyforhisChineseandRussians“bosses.”Ofcourse,becausenobodyknowswhenthey’vebeenbrainwashed,Raymondistotallyunawareofwhatheisdoingandhowheisbeingused.Thus,hecomeshomeaspartAmericanwarheroandpartcommunistrobot.
Intheyearsafterthewar,MajorMarcobeginstohavethesamenightmareabouthisexperienceinKorea,andslowlyrealizesthatinfact,Raymondwasnotarealwarhero,butabrainwashedcommunistkillerwhowasnotawareofhisownactions.NobodyinthearmyseemstobelieveMarco,butasothersoldierssoontellofthesamenightmaresandconfusedmemories,itgraduallybecomesclearthatsomethingterriblewashappening,andthatinfact,Raymond’sChineseandRussiancontrollersweregoingtousehimtonotonlyspy,butto
doeverythingtheycouldtotakecontroloftheAmericangovernment!
…
SomeBriefbackgroundabouttheKoreanWarandtheColdWar:
TheKoreanWarwasfoughtbetween1950and1953,andwasthefirstmajorbattlebetweentheAmericanleadcapitalistWestandtheRussianleadcommunists.ThecommunistChinesefoughtactivelyonthesideofthecommunistNorthKoreans,andtheAmericanshadenteredthewarindefenseoftheSouthKoreans.Inthisfilm,itwastheChinesewhotaketheAmericansprisonerandsendthemtoChineseManchuriainordertobebrainwashed(ManchuriaisalargeprovinceinNorthernChina
Forthisfilm,moreimportantthantheKoreanWaristhepresenceoftheColdWar,thegreatbattleforinfluenceandpowerintheworld,betweenthecapitalistUnitedStatesandthecommunistSovietUnion.Inthe1950s,manyAmericanswereconvincedthatcommunistswereeverywherewithintheUSgovernment,andsomepoliticians(especiallySenatorJoeMcCarthy)builttheirentirecareersonscaringpeopleintosuchabelief.ItiswithinthishistoricalcontextthatTheManchurianCandidatewasmade,andultimately,thefilmitselfisagreatreflectionofAmerica’sgreatestfearsduringthosetenseColdWaryears.
TheMajorRanksintheUSMilitary:
Itwillbeeasiertounderstandthisfilmifoneisfamiliarwiththefollowingwords,whichoccurfrequentlyandrefertothevariousranksorlevelsintheUSArmy,inapproximateorderfrommostpowerfultoweakest:
General
Sergeant
Major
Captain
Colonel
Lieutenant
Corporeal
Private
SomeWordsandExpressionsthatYouMaynotKnow
RaymondShawreturnsfromKoreaasadecoratedwarhero.
Comeon,Serge,Gertrudebuyyouabeer.
“Comeon”isthemostversatilephrasalverbinallofEnglish,meaningeverythingfromhurryupto,asinthiscase,bereasonable.“Serge”isshortforSergeant,whichisahighrankintheUSarmy.
What’ssobadaboutit?
:
:
Tricky.Swampallaround.
Ifasituationis“tricky,”itisdifficultorpossiblydangerous.A“swamp”
isawetlandcoveredbywater,grassesandwoodyvegetation.
Nobodysaidanythingaboutquicksand.
Atypeofloosesandinwhichanythingthatgoesonitstartstosinkintoit.
Thenext200yards.:
Reject.It’snottacticaltotravelforwardinasingleline.
A“yard”isaunitofmeasurementaboutthreefeetlong.Ifsomethingis“tactical,”itisthoughttohelpadvanceageneralplanorlargerpurpose.
Ok,passtheword.
Onewayofsaying“tellotherpeople.”
Thenationjealouslyguardsitshighestaward
forvalor;
TheCongressionalMedalofHonor.
Apowerfulwordmeaninggreatbraveryorcourage.
With5,770,000menengaged,only77menweresohonored.
Inthiscase,“engaged”meansactivelyinvolvedin(ofthemillionswhoservedintheKoreanWar,77wontheCongressionalMedalofHonor).
StaffSergeantRaymondShaw…wasflownfromcombatdirectlytoWashingtonD.C.,tobedecoratedpersonallybythePresidentoftheUnitedStates.
A“staffsergeant”isapositionorrankinthearmy.“Combat”
referstotheactualeraoffightingduringawar.
ThepresenceofanyMedalofHonorwinneris
sufficienttobringGeneralstotheirfeet,saluting.
Ifsomethingis“sufficient,”itisjustenoughforwhatisneeded.Inthiscase,a“General”isahighrankingmemberofthearmy,and“tosalute”istobringyourhandtoyourforeheadwhileaddressingasuperiororsomeoneinthemilitary.
Senator,howaboutastatement?
Animportantwordforanofficialremark
ordeclaration,oftenmadetothenewsmedia.
TheSenatorisRaymond’sstep-father.
Yourstep-fatheristhehusbandofyourmom,butnotyourownfather.
Youorganizedthisthreeringcircus.
Literally,agiantcircuswiththreelargetents,butmoregenerally,anyplannedeventthatisconsideredridiculous,oftenbecauseitisahugewasteofmoneyandtime.
You’vebeenamessthelastfewmonths.
Ifapersonisa“mess,”theyareusuallyinverybadphysicaloremotionalstate,orhavinggreattroublejusttakingcareofthemselves.
Say‘cheese.’
Theonewordthatpeoplearesupposedtosaywhentheir
pictureisbeingtakensothatitwilllookasiftheyaresmiling.
Why,youpublicitysick….boob.
Ifapersonis“publicitysick,”theydesperatelywanttobeinthenews.
A“boob”isaslangwordforastupidperson(andforafemalebreast).
Who’skiddingwho?
Onewayofsayingthatnoonereallybelieveswhatisbeingsaid.
You’vegotitallfiguredout,haven’tyou?
“Tofigureout”aproblemistofindthesolution
toit,usuallyafterthinkingaboutitquiteseriously.
Hiscitation,attestedtobyhiscommandingofficer,CaptainBennettMarco,
andtheninesurvivingmembersofhispatrol,readinpart…
Inthiscase,a“citation”isanofficialstatementofrespectforhavingdonesomethingbrave,andifastatementis“attestedto”bysomeone,itisclaimedtobetruebythem.Asoldier’s“commandingofficer”istheleaderwhoisinchargeofthem,anda“patrol”isagroupofsoldiers.
….:
Displayingvalorbeyondthecallofduty,didsinglehandedlysavethelivesofninemembersofhispatrol,capturinganenemymachinegunnest…
“Todisplayvalor”istoshowgreatcourage.“Thecallofduty”isanofficialwayofreferringtowhatisexpectedofapersoninaparticularjoborposition.Todosomething“single-handedly”istodoitwithoutthehelpofothers,anda“nest”ofenemysoldiersisagroupofthem.
…andtakingoutintheprocessafullcompanyofenemyinfantry.”
Inthiscase,“totakeout”agroupofenemysoldiersistokillthem,
and“infantry”isamilitarywordforanysoliderwhofightsonfoot.
Hethenproceededtoleadhispatrol,whichhadbeenlistedasmissing
inactionforthreedays,backthroughtheenemylinestosafety.
“Toproceedto”dosomethingistostarttodoit.Ifasolideris“missinginaction,”theycannotbefound,andmaybedeadortakenprisoner.“Enemylines”referstothefarthestadvancethatenemysoldiershavemadeintoanareaofland.
Anythingtotakethepainoutofcampaigning.
Inapoliticalcontext,“tocampaign”istoendlesslytravelaround
makingspeeches,tryingtogetvoterstovoterforyou.
He’snotacommunist,mother.Asamatteroffact,he’saRepublican.
Inthisfilm,a“communist”isabelieverinthepoliticalsystemoftheoldSovietUnionandChinaduringtheColdWa