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Bulworth is a comedy with a tragic ending that builds on contradictions and misconceptions. A web of unexpected events fills the motion picture from the start until the very end. Be that Bulworth’s wish to commit suicide and the way it’s executed, or little things from his personal life, or how general public and the media react to senator’s unexpected moves - viewers are always presented with a discrepancy between appearance and reality. In particular, there is a definite contrast between protagonist’s public and private life. The media has distorted Bulworth’s actual character presenting him in a light that exaggerates his genuine personality. The other characters in the film also exhibit contrary behaviors. The crux of the movie is based on the interplay between the actual and the perceived. The movie opens with the scene of the Senator’s office. Senator Jay Belington Bulworth, dressed in a rumpled suit, with his tousled hair and three-day bristle experiences an emotional breakdown while all the TV sets in his office are rolling his election campaign commercials. With all the festive hoopla on TV, the audience would expect him to be watching carefully, perhaps taking notes, and looking for ways to improve the