Movie #2001 ........................."The Way I See It" (MSNBC special)

 Movie #2001 "The Way I See It" (MSNBC special)  -- Pete Souza was the White House photographer during the Reagan years and for the Obamas, and we are true fans of his --- we have seen him a couple of times talk to big crowds about his craft and the families he worked for.  This film  spends about 1/2 hour on the Reagans and the rest on the Obamas and how he has grown into an activist against the Trump administration.  He explains how he started out bipartisan, working for several years with the Republican Reagan and then with the Democrat Obama....the film is kind of free flowing in its presentation, kind of like Pete, who is so flexible in being everywhere and at the President's beck and call,....... he shows very little stress (although, the job must have been demanding; it's just that we don't see it much here) as he moves from one major historical event to the next --- then he covers the presidents with their families --- he explains that his major job is to NOT ever be seen --- to be absorbed into the woodwork, so to speak. If you are familiar with his two books, one is on the Obamas, and the other is "Shade:  a Tale of Two Presidents" where he throws shade on the President in office now --- He started doing it once he was out of the white house and Impotus would flub up or just "be Trump" and a picture was given to the news --- then, on instagram Pete would post that picture and juxtapose it with a picture he had taken of Obama doing a comparable thing.  Yes, he was "throwing shade" -- he didn't even know what it meant at first, but then he started to enjoy it.  Then, it became more taking umbrage to the way this president was disrespecting the office Pete valued so much so he has now become an activist against all that this president preaches.  The film is amazing!  He is such a skillful photographer and such a kind  man --- as much as I dislike documentaries because they tend to go on and on, I would have preferred this documentary to be even longer.  I highly recommend it. Not sure how it is going to be distributed, but they've shown it a couple of times on MSNBC so you should look there first if you want to see it ....for now.

"THE WAY I SEE IT"   1 hour 40 mins        2020      PG-13      4.8 out of 5 stars

Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.

Director:

 Dawn Porter

Stars:

 Pete Souza, Barack Obama, Ben Rhodes