Salute To Fiction

In a chat group, a friend shared a dramatic short film casting a real political dignity en route to somewhere. As his motorcade is intercepted by ordinary people in a thoroughfare, the dignity swaps for a motorcycle, racing the streets and lanes to arrive at a grand function. While it was entertaining to watch the film, my friend queried: "Is this real?"

"If it's really the case the dignity's motorcade can be blocked just like that, the place's governance can't be good." I thought. "Perhaps, the dignity wants to show off his extraordinary motorcyling skills and how considerate he is towards the governed." I speculated."He's being portrayed as larger than life." I further observed.

"Judging from the angles of close shots of the dignity sitting inside his limousine and riding on the motorbike, the film can't be a documentary." I analysed. "As to the motorcyling tricks, they're similar to episodes in an action genre." I compared. "The plot is not a docudrama either, as it's unlikely to be based on a true story." I speculated.

Upon research, I verified that the short film was the administration's marketing ploy to dramatize what would otherwise be uneventful; and the motorcyling parts were performed by a stuntman. Having raised their expectations that the hero is brilliant, people get the anticlimax in the end. While they may like the acting, would they salute to fiction?

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