The Denzel one is a remake where the candidate is brainwashed by a sinister megacorp, in the original from 1964 the brainwashing was by Chinese communists.
In the remake it's not so different. It's brainwashing done by a megacorp called Manchurian Global. The reps from that corporation in the movie are all old white guys but the Chinese overtones can't be ignored.
The Denzel one is a remake where the candidate is brainwashed by a sinister megacorp, in the original from 1964 the brainwashing was by Chinese communists.
I should check out the original but the update was fantastic as well....
In the remake it's not so different. It's brainwashing done by a megacorp called Manchurian Global. The reps from that corporation in the movie are all old white guys but the Chinese overtones can't be ignored.