The story has a strong emotional core and point of view, but the objective events shown can tell a different story than the "pinko-elites vs we the people" presented here.
The creepy ending sequence, where a fat cat in a suit expounds to a darkened meeting room that, despite minor setbacks, their ultimate success is inevitable, made me wonder. Who are these guys in that meeting? They're not lefty animal lovers, nor are they corrupt local officials. The fat cat looks and sounds like a cartoon banker or CEO.
Then I noticed that the story is based on events in Stark County, ND (Paxton County is fictitious), which is located on the Bakken oil shale formation! This scene doesn't change the corrupt predator storyline, but it bumps the level of corruption up to a higher, richer plane.
I wondered how a law like this Title 23 could get passed in a state like North Dakota? Not your leftwing stronghold. The usual answer - big money, with powerful local and national interests - works here. Who would those interests rather have to deal with: Ranching families with generationally successful operations, or failed spreads, desperate for money? Title 23, ruining rancher families, driving them to sell out to the oilmen, while providing a handy left-wing paper villain, is a win-win for powerful petro.
Business in America is done legally, but who writes the laws?
The creepy ending sequence, where a fat cat in a suit expounds to a darkened meeting room that, despite minor setbacks, their ultimate success is inevitable, made me wonder. Who are these guys in that meeting? They're not lefty animal lovers, nor are they corrupt local officials. The fat cat looks and sounds like a cartoon banker or CEO.
Then I noticed that the story is based on events in Stark County, ND (Paxton County is fictitious), which is located on the Bakken oil shale formation! This scene doesn't change the corrupt predator storyline, but it bumps the level of corruption up to a higher, richer plane.
I wondered how a law like this Title 23 could get passed in a state like North Dakota? Not your leftwing stronghold. The usual answer - big money, with powerful local and national interests - works here. Who would those interests rather have to deal with: Ranching families with generationally successful operations, or failed spreads, desperate for money? Title 23, ruining rancher families, driving them to sell out to the oilmen, while providing a handy left-wing paper villain, is a win-win for powerful petro.
Business in America is done legally, but who writes the laws?