Oscars 2019 – Dick Cheney (Vice)

Over the next few weeks, we will cover the top Oscar-nominated movies and analyze the actors and real-life characters featured in them.

Vice is a movie about Dick Cheney, a US Vice President who served with George Bush from 2001 to 2009. To put it mildly, the public did not much like Dick Cheney; many thought that he was a real president who worked from the shadows, manipulating George Bush, who often looked like he was out of his place, which is probably true.

The movie shows quite well, and in a rather humorous way, how Dick Cheney rose to power. Also have to add that Christian Bale did a fantastic job playing his character, definitely an Oscar-worthy performance.

Cheney is born as a Yang Earth Master Element, with a pretty strong presence of Yin Earth.

Just this piece of information shows us that Dick Cheney is a fighter and a rather stubborn one. Competitor Talent is strong in his BaZi Chart, giving him an excessive desire to win. This type of person thrives in conflict, so when the 9/11 attacks happened, he felt totally comfortable taking control of the situation.

Having a strong Earth Element also shows us that he is a very stubborn person.

Generally speaking, for a person to gain political power, they need a relatively strong and active POWER Component, which he had. Dick Cheney has a solid Warrior Talent in his Chart, and it clearly shows in his character.

There is an interesting detail about his Power Component, though. It’s placed at his spouse’s palace, meaning he gains political power through his wife, which is very much true. In the movie, we saw him struggle to present himself during his campaign for Congress, but then his wife took the lead and the stage, rallying the masses. Without a wife, he would never be able to gain political power; she is definitely a key figure in his life.

Cheney’s Earth is mighty, but luckily, he had Metal and Wood to put that Earth to work. Metal Element represents Artist Talent to him, which brought him intelligence. During the vice presidency, he was in a robust period of Metal, which greatly emphasized this Talent, and he put it to reasonable personal use by taking control of almost the entire US government.