Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal
2015 · 87 min · Director: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon
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'Best of Enemies' is a documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our contemporary media landscape when spectacle trumped content and argument replaced substance. 'Best of Enemies' delves into the entangled biographies of these two great thinkers and luxuriates in the language and the theater of their debates, begging the question, 'What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?'
Emotional fingerprint
Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Surprise 20%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Surprise20%
- Curiosity20%
- Anger15%
- Satisfaction15%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Curiosity. Genres: History, Documentary, Biography. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 7.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Curiosity
- Disturbing
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Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Curiosity | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 40 % | 57 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 34 % | 57 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 34 % | 55 % | 15 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Curiosity | 54 % | 45 % | 49 % | 15 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 55 % | 51 % | 45 % | 18 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 45 % | 45 % | 18 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 36 % | 46 % | 11 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 35 % | 49 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 55 % | 48 % | 46 % | 34 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 59 % | 56 % | 44 % | 38 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Curiosity | 53 % | 44 % | 49 % | 24 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 50′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 35 % | 51 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 57 % | 51 % | 45 % | 28 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Tension | 71 % | 71 % | 36 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Tension | 80 % | 80 % | 34 % | 65 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 75 % | 73 % | 40 % | 63 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 54 % | 48 % | 44 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 45 % | 46 % | 43 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 68 % | 39 % | 38 % | 50 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Sadness | 73 % | 30 % | 32 % | 47 % |
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Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Details
- Directed by
- Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon
- Written by
- Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville, Tom Graves, Robert Gordon
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2015
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- History, Documentary, Biography
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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