edward snowden: the movie

by Kristina and Theresa

We present to you a list of candidates for the inevitable cinematic exploitation of the tale of one Edward Snowden. 

1. Run, Snowden, Run with Tom Hanks: His angle would take a more sympathetic tone to the plight of the young NSA hacker. To do something that reckless (some might even say courageous), you probably have to have a screw loose in the old noggin'. 

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2. La Guarida de Nieve (Den of Snow) with Antonio Banderas: Think of the rakish, yet elegant figure he would cut as the elusive Guarida de Nieve. He could make the portrayal serious and sexy-- the perfect combo for movie magic. Hopefully he grows back the super skinny/creepy mustache from Zorro... 

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3. на весенних каникулах (Springbreakers) with James Franco: Like Snowden, Franco has a history of revealing stuff to us that we would rather not know. We get that you want to reveal something important about society (or the government) but we would really rather you just keep it in your pants-- I mean on your computer. 

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4. Home Alone-- Not. with Macaulay Culkin: Just writing that name gave me the shivers. His creepiness would translate well to a darker interpretation of the Snowden saga. 

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5. Edward Snowden with Edward Snowden: Wait, and I'm just thinking out loud here, but we could get Edward Snowden... to play Edward Snowden. Revolutionary! (Calm down, NSA, it's just a movie. He can't leak your stuff again so it's all good.)

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