Is it the movie that wants to say too much, or is it that I think too much

Golda 2022-04-23 07:03:33

I like this film better.
This is a typical incident about a fierce conflict between professional ethics and other interests.
I don’t think it is necessary to criticize the government’s actions in the film.
This is a choice that both parties have to make from their own perspectives. The
government insists It should be treated in the same way as Rachel's insistence,
but Rachel's greatness lies in the fact that - one -

I am convinced by her enormous pressure,
in the case of personal infringement, I
can still protect the interests of the industry and adhere to professional ethics~

But I have my personal opinion on the plot.
It tells a mostly true story.
The added fictional plot of the female agent being shot and killed is very shocking,
but as the end,
it is a bit superfluous to use the little girl as a sourcer.
If you want to tell the truth,
That itself is not necessary,
except for the people in the play, I don't think anyone cares about Rachel's source.
If you want to protect the little girl as the reason for Rachel's insistence,
then I don't think even the movie itself agrees with the protagonist's insistence on professional ethics,
or think that only professional ethics should not make people so great?
This no-blank ending takes the theme a little off.

If you put the ending in the sunset, Rachel watched her ex-husband leave with her son~

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  • Frank 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    Although I guessed the ending at the beginning and lost the chance to be enlightened at the end, it is not just the ending, this is a good work that can make people think for a long time. The power of the system is that even if you are righteous, challenge means loss.

  • Andy 2022-03-19 09:01:06

    The pro-ion is scattered, and it's so easy to do it. In the end, the big BOSS and the little loli, you are really a pitfall. After all, national security is above the law is a rogue, and it's useless how you resist when a rogue is in power. There are many examples of the great dynasty raping freedom of speech, and no one dares to make it into a movie. "The people in power, regardless of party or faction, just want to make themselves immortal. The people are the ultimate victims." The ending is too unreasonable, even a bit funny!

Nothing But the Truth quotes

  • Ray Armstrong: [staring at his wife's new story] You made the top page!

  • Alan Burnside: [In front of the Supreme Court] In 1972 in Branzburg v. Hayes this Court ruled against the right of reporters to withhold the names of their sources before a grand jury, and it gave the power to the Government to imprison those reporters who did. It was a 5-4 decision, close. In his dissent in Branzburg, Justice Stewart said, 'As the years pass, power of Government becomes more and more pervasive. Those in power,' he said, 'whatever their politics, want only to perpetuate it, and the people are the victims.' Well, the years have passed, and that power is pervasive. Mrs. Armstrong could have buckled to the demands of the Government; she could've abandoned her promise of confidentiality; she could've simply gone home to her family. But to do so, would mean that no source would ever speak to her again, and no source would ever speak to her newspaper again. And then tomorrow when we lock up journalists from other newspapers we'll make those publications irrelevant as well, and thus we'll make the First Amendment irrelevant. And then how will we know if a President has covered up crimes or if an army officer has condoned torture? We as a nation will no longer be able to hold those in power accountable to those whom they have power over. And what then is the nature of Government when it has no fear of accountability? We should shudder at the thought. Imprisoning journalists? That's for other countries; that's for countries who fear their citizens - not countries that cherish and protect them. Some time ago, I began to feel the personal, human pressure on Rachel Armstrong and I told her that I was there to represent her and not her principle. And it was not until I met her that I realized that with great people there's no difference between principle and the person.