anachronistic hero

The great thing about this movie is that it's a paradoxical topic. There is no doubt that rachel's source violated the law, but the masses (everyone who had an accident with the government) did not know that the purpose of the government's prosecution of rachel was to protect the authority of the government (that is, to cover up the real purpose of attacking Venezuela), Suppressing the freedom of the people; or just in the national interest (protecting the confidentiality of CIA agents). In the eyes of the masses, or at least in the eyes of the media, the government is trying to cover up the facts; but objectively speaking, the government's actions are understandable. The identity of the CIA agents is very confidential, and the threat of this report is not to attack Venezuela. The real purpose lies in how much the source knows? ? ? Therefore, the government's approach is inhuman to a certain extent, but it is absolutely reasonable!
Let's talk about the stubborn rachel. In reality, there are many people like rachel who are bold and dare to resist. As Rachel said, if she had known it would end like this, she would not have published this article at all; but the boat is done, and only principles will accompany her to face the trial. As for the reason why rachel insists on principles, I personally think that before the agent died, rachel only insisted on principles, whether her source was the daughter of an agent, a White House official, or a homeless person on the street, the principle is the principle. But when the female detective was murdered, I thought a little bit of the emotion of protecting the detective's daughter Ali was incorporated into her principles, which added motivation to Rachel's adherence to her principles, but I think principles still account for the majority.
It's not that rachel doesn't value her family, it's just that everything happened too fast, everything is irreversible, only one persists. Because she knew that even if she revealed her source before being sentenced to two years in prison, she could not save her marriage and the female detective's cup.
Apart from the topic, the conversation with his son timmy on the school bus is very interesting, timmy is also a child who does not want to be a whistleblower, which is very similar to rachel, so I think timmy will understand what his mother does, at least his mother is not A whistleblower, not someone who likes to snitch.
And Rachel, personally, didn't think it was worth it, as her lawyer said: the weather has changed. The environment has changed. This is no longer the day when everyone volunteered to fight for democracy and freedom. The public just likes to watch the fun. After a long time, no one pays attention, no one will remember Rachel, and no one will erect a monument for her. . But I know that some people will use Rachel's words to refute this point of view. Rachel's words are completely wishful thinking. Think about it, but people don't pay attention. How can your principles help this society? How to let other journalists and colleagues hear? How to let more sources know? In the end, rachel's principle can't help anyone, can't change anything, it can only comfort her wounded heart. rachel is personal but anachronistic.

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