The only right-wing intellectual movie I know
First : it's a brilliant movie, full of funny and unexpected moments. But what really made this one stand out for me from countless other intellectual/romantic/political movies, is that this is in fact a 'right-wing' intellectual movie, a very rare thing. Why do I think this?
Well first the heroes are a US businessman and a military navalofficer. In any other 'intellectual' movie they would be the bad guys,obnoxious white dudes only thinking of money,booze, drugs and cheap women and glory. In fact here, they are very likeable guys. The business guy is very unsure with women, isn't all that greedy and his cousin, the navalofficer, just got in the navy because he didn't find anything else to do with his life. Again : in all 'intellectual' Hollywood and definitely non-Hollywood movies they would be utterly ridiculized.
Also Spain was in a left-wing anti-US mood in those days but instead of, as in all other intellectual flicks, those left-wingers are made fun of (where are the red ants !?) or simply portrayed as a bunch of brutal terrorists (the naval officer gets seriously wounded by gunshot). There is also something about respect for the elders, those 2 young businessmen caring for the last of 'The Greats', one of the company directors who fought in WWII, who is dying of cancer. This would be something unheard of in any left-wing intellectual movie.
Ok, if this was your run-of-the-mill loud US flagwavinfg actionmovie (oh my god they kidnapped the president!!!and hidden a nuclear device somewhere in the Capitol)and starring Bruce Willis or Denzel Washington, those leftwingers/terrorists would ofcourse be the baddies. But Bruce and Denzel rarely star in 'intellectual/political movies', so here is my point : this is in fact a disguised political film, but a right-wing on top of it, which makes it almost unique.
Please comment on this or better : list some right-wing intellectual movies, at least if you know of any !