“You started this war, you can stop it,” has recently launched Arnold Schwarzenegger to Vladimir Putin, in a video that has exceeded 35 million views just on Twitter. The American actor of Austrian origin recalled his admiration for Iouri Vlassov, the Soviet weightlifter, born in Ukraine, who placed the future actor on the path of bodybuilding, before denouncing the propaganda of Putin about the war in Ukraine . It was no longer the universe gentleman became movie star who spoke, but the former governor of California.
The political and artistic career of Arnold Schwarzenegger could only attract the attention of the world. It is striking that the evening daily is very much interested in the actor. In his edition of April 8, 1982 is mentioned the first star of the former bodybuilder, that of Conan Le Barbare, in the film of the same name from John Milius. The fact that the latter has signed the scenario of Apocalypse Now, Francis Coppola, partly explains the aura enjoyed by Conan the Barbarian, but the phenomenon Schwarzenegger retains at the outset the attention of the criticism of the world Colette Godard, struck. by “The impressive musculature of Mr. Universe”.
This continues to follow the actor and proposed, on August 31, 1984, an interview with him on the occasion of the release of the continuation, Conan the destroyer of Richard Fleisher. We are at a time when Schwarzenegger is not taken seriously, and cinema at testosterone, which he will become, throughout the 1980s, the emblem with Sylvester Stallone, is mocked and despised.
Astonishing reversing on his country of adoption
Yet the maintenance made by Le Monde immediately imposes a personality with a body and a brain, showing an astonishing retreat on his country of adoption while anticipating his future political career: “There are two Areas (…) where you can not predict anything, explains Schwarzenegger: politics and show business. And it is certain that the popular heroes’ vogue coincides with that of Reagan. In the 1970s, we destroyed idols, we denounced the weaknesses of politicians. Today, look at the Olympics, the nationalist fever, flags and hand on the heart. Today, we do not like losers. And I agree. He does not Do not act as political morals, it is only that models are needed. Better models of brave heroes, strong, acting for moral purpose. It is important that the man who runs a country is strong. Otherwise, everything goes to shreds like it happened with Jimmy Carter. “
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