I guess the director seriously believed, that I'm going to care about the red scare.
But he's a 202x Californian. I know he's a commie in a commie country. 4/5 of the actors are commies, and I am watching it in a commie country. So, what exactly was my reaction to watching people suspect others of being commie supposed to be?
I know commies are going to win anyway. Both historically, and I know the director couldn't show commies in a bad light even if he wanted to.