Napoleon, played by Academy Award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix, is a talented young officer whose military victories quickly vault him into influence and power.
The fact that Napoleon can’t live up to his own larger-than-life image is part of what makes Napoleon larger than life.
There are obvious differences between Trump and Napoleon — Trump avoided the draft and was not a successful general; Napoleon was never elected and conquered large parts of Europe; Trump’s coup attempt was unsuccessful.
“Napoleon” suggests that our fascination with grotesque populist windbags is itself a source of their power.
Napoleon might not love this movie, but he’d surely enjoy seeing his face blown up there on the big screen.
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