The Wunderkind story
A political campaign manager recount the story of how he guided an eleven- year-old YouTube star to the presidency of the United States. Directed by: Richard Shepard. Story by: Andrew Guest.
16 total · 1 choice · 9 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| post-truth politics | choice | Between the lines, the story was really about the callous American post-truth type of politics that led to Donald Trump becoming President. |
| coping with a spoiled brat | major | Oliver exposed himself as a deceitful and selfish child after getting elected President. |
| coping with personal failure | major | Raff's career as a campaign manager was ruined after he failed to get then-sitting and unpopular President of the United States James Stevens reelected. |
| dealing with children | major | Everyone struggled with a willful and childish Oliver. |
| political apathy in society | major | One supposition in the story was that people are fed up with ordinary politicians and their bullshit. |
| professional politics | major | We saw failed political campaign manager Raff Hanks get an eleven year old boy elected President of the United States. About 75% of the story was about the campaign to elect the boy. |
| social media in society | major | YouTube made it possible for an eleven year old boy run for President of the United States and win. |
| the desire for fame | major | Oliver was primarily interested on getting lots of views on his YouTube channel while on the campaign trail. |
| the desire for professional success | major | The disgraced campaign manager Raff took up the challenge of getting an eleven year old boy elected President of the United States in an effort to revitalize his career. |
| what if a child had power over adults | major | Oliver turned into something of a mad tyrant after he became President. |