Two Most Controversial Conspiracy Films Of All
Posted by omthomos | Posted in Entertainment | Posted on 25-10-2011
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The natural fondness of filmgoers to conspiracy theories has led the filmmakers to create more conspiracy films that top the blockbuster charts. People love to watch films that they can relate to, for example the movie JFK. The controversial assassination of the US president and the fact there are no evidences pointing to the perpetrator and mastermind of the crime, made the JFK film one of the top grossing movies of all time.
The death of the Princess of Wales is another conspiracy story involving the royal family, is also one of the most controversial theories of all. Yet evidences that prove this to be true are still not found. The silver screen plays a very big role in influencing people to believe in these conspiracy theories a lot more than they would have from hearsays. If you are looking for the top rated and most believable conspiracy theories turned into film then here are the top two more controversial conspiracy films of all:
JFK
In 1991, the film “JFK” starring Lee Harvey Oswald and Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Cosner, and in the direction of Oliver Stone, examines the event of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The film was adapted from the book called “On the Trail of the Assassin” written by Jim Garrison.
The film became very controversial when the then National Security Correspondent of the Washington Post, George Landner, went to the set and criticized the film. Before the release of the movie hundreds of American newspaper accused the director of taking advantage of the freedom of speech with historical facts. This led people to want to watch the film more than they do.
All the Presidents Men
This film was released in 1976 and have astonishingly has been nominated and won the Academy Awards, American Cinema Editors, BAFTA Film Awards and a lot more prestigious award giving bodies. All the Presidents Men was based on the novel written by Bob Woodward that goes with the same title.
This conspiracy film starred Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford, which revealed a lot of conspiracies with the Watergate scandal, confirming the involvement of the Whitehouse and the entire US Intelligence community. This film topped the chart and won many prestigious awards for both the cast and the director.





