Doug Ford ruft Hersteller des Dokumentarfilms über seinen verstorbenen Bruder ‚ekelhaft‘ an | GlobalNews.ca
Doug Ford calls makers of documentary about his late brother ‘disgusting’
Doug Ford ruft Hersteller des Dokumentarfilms über seinen verstorbenen Bruder ‚ekelhaft‘ an | GlobalNews.ca
Doug Ford calls makers of documentary about his late brother ‘disgusting’
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It’s pretty clear from these comments that Doug kept true to his word of not watching the documentary. I found it to portray Rob in a very sympathetic light. Of the main figures interviewed, three were the main reporters present during the major crack scandal, three were staffers and personal friends of Rob, and two were his fellow councillors who fought against his politics but made sure to always commend his character.
I remember the circus at the time, and I was slightly disappointed that there was zero primary reporting or info I hadn’t heard before, but the big surprise was how much I felt for Rob and wanted to see him make a comeback (even though I knew the ending of course). As someone who had a general understanding of who he was before the crack scandal, and didn’t like him, this documentary sort of endeared me to him. It gave heavy detail into a half dozen examples of Rob going out of his way to help his community, for example. As much as I disagreed with Rob (and later, Doug), I can’t fault those actions whatsoever.
I understand if that’s a difficult period for Doug to watch and why he might hesitate to relive it, but I can’t imagine he would walk away from the film with the same opinion on it that he holds now.
And now to take off the analyst hat, and provide some commentary from the political demon on my shoulder: Doug, baby, please be serious.You don’t get to say…
>“They want the truth? Talk to the real people that absolutely love him.“
…when you turned down the interview. And if you watched the documentary, you’d see one staff member break down in tears because he misses your brother. I have to assume that the filmmaker who gave Global the quote…
>“I wanted to really tap into the human being that is Rob Ford, not the political headline that is Rob Ford,”
…gave you some variation of the same line, so there’s no reason to pretend this was a hit piece. It’s fine to not be a part of the film – it’s likely the best move for your career – but pretending they didn’t talk to people who love Rob, while admitting you won’t watch it, is openly and obviously dishonest. Maybe they could have spoken to Renata, but surely, Doug, that wouldn’t have been very good for you.
What’s next? Are you going to tell us how disappointed you are in the new Superman movie that hasn’t come out? Maybe you hate how there’s no action in the unreleased John Wick 5? How do you feel about my not-yet-written screenplay for 12 Angry Men 2?
And if we can be serious, Doug, are there other times when you make up your mind on *literally zero* information?
Haven’t seen the film, but when I lived through all this in Toronto I remember well that the denial and refusal to accept the gravity seemed almost to come from his family, like his biggest worry was letting down their legacy. It felt like people closest to him who should have helped him get help were instead telling him to deny. We’ll never know what was said between Doug and Rob behind the scenes, but in any family a death like that is hard really get over, and many are left with a feeling g a guilt whether fair or not. I’d probably feel the same way about it if someone made a documentary about my family. But I’d feel more sympathetic to Doug if it had made him a more empathetic person towards people who need…. need help.