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Yeah, I'm a couple of years behind the times, but I found it at the library and checked it out. Had to grit my teeth to watch it at first, because I really hate black-and-white movies, but I can see why they went with that effect, to place the story into past decades. Plus I love George Clooney, and I've heard such good things about it that I stuck with it. I still think it might have been more immediate and "real" if filmed in color, but that's just me.
Well, it was good, and the performances were excellent, and the message was certainly relevant to our times - the struggle between television as an entertainment medium that lets people zone out, vs. an informative and educational opportunity. (Personally I think it can and should be both.) It's often been said that Americans don't have an interest in news and world events, but that's at least partially a chicken-and-egg question: world events aren't presented on the news because the networks think we don't care, so people don't know enough to care. I've lived in Europe, where most radio stations have a few minutes of news at the top of each hour - not just local, but regional and worldwide. Even if you're not a political junkie, you can't help but hear it and get at least a little bit informed by osmosis.
Still, I think the movie was a bit too subtle for those who don't, for instance, habitually read DU or do their own research. The message came across, but I think it could have been dramatized a little more. It showed people's lives being ruined with false accusations, but that was almost in the background, and the resolution seemed too easy. There was some tension, as I never was quite sure what the network boss was going to do, but I guess I was looking for a more epic battle. Again, maybe that's just me, and the film was being accurate to the events of the time.
Anyway, good movie, I just felt it could have been "sharpened" a little more.
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