Shattered Glass

Bud 2022-01-07 15:54:50

I watched Shattered Glass. This film is based on real events. The young reporter Stephen Glass of The New Republic magazine was exposed to the fact that the 27 articles he wrote were false or even fabricated out of thin air. This incident was to the news at the time. The world was shaking greatly, and by the way, other major newspapers also uncovered many counterfeiters. The film is a bit suspenseful, and sometimes makes people feel a tense atmosphere. In my opinion, the main focus is not the process of making fake incidents, but the discussion about truth and falsity. The two protagonists: Glass and The editor-in-chief Chuck became a vehicle of comparison, which is good and evil, and finally the truth is revealed.

What I paid the most attention to in the movie was actually Glass’s way of doing things in the workplace. This person is good at working in the workplace. It can make colleagues believe him, stand on his side, and even resign for him. What to say in front of someone, to gain a good impression, he is very proficient, I admire this point. I have read an article about KISS ASSER on VANITY FAIR, and Glass was taken out as a model. In front of everyone, he is a humble, sincere and shy person. Before going out, he will ask others if he needs something to bring back. He will discuss cosmetics with the woman at the same time, and he has an honest and nice person, so subconsciously, his colleagues preconceived that he is the victim, and this "weak" image can draw out other people's views. A kind of "righteousness" and "sense of justice" for being a man. In terms of career, Glass is also smart. He understands what kind of articles attract readers and can get Pulitzer. He did it, and it was indeed smooth sailing, but his self-confidence and adventurousness were too much. After all, A young man, he doesn’t have so much experience, but his ambition and face are big enough, and he can deny the facts when the facts are conclusive. It is not something ordinary people can do~~ After all, his fraud, if it is placed in information and competition Unlike today’s developed age, it may not be discovered for decades, but you still have to admire it. Even now, his behavior is not illegal, at most he is morally condemned, and he will never leave. Journalism (he had already considered studying the Fa at the time), and was bitten by the The New Republic family. He wrote his own book and sold it for money, and he could not be said to be a loser~~

I don’t know if it’s because of the editor-in-chief personally overseeing the battle. Chuck is described as a lonely hero who endures humiliation. He is simply a perfect person~~~ After the beloved old editor was fired, he withstood the pressure and the misunderstanding of colleagues. After taking office, after discovering that there was a problem with Glass, he persisted in finding out the truth and fired Glass for the magazine. In short, this person is a person who does more and speaks less. I will swallow all the sufferings by myself. He is extremely responsible. At the same time, he is kind and human. Most of the time, those subordinates treat him as a villain. It can be imagined how uncomfortable this hero is, and how much perseverance he used to support himself to do his own work~~ (moving tears ING), Peter played this role. It’s beautiful and easy to shine. The fact is the same. The character’s personality rises to the apex in the second half of his interpretation and bursts out. It’s very exciting. He is the brightest in the whole film. Although there is no "magic" in Kinsey, but the masculine exudes is as good~~~ Hayden, who plays Glass, is also good. I know several features of Glass, including sissy (this...I I really think he is very sissy in it, the prototype MS is such a person) all performed very well.

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Shattered Glass quotes

  • Kambiz Foroohar: [Adam walks in on Kambiz at a urinal] Adam, can you give a man a minute?

    Adam Penenberg: Oh, yeah. I'm sorry. Uh, it's just that... this New Republic piece is a fucking sieve.

    [walking with Kambiz]

    Adam Penenberg: I started with a check on Jukt Micronics, which is supposed to be this "major software company" in California. I went through every search engine on the web, no matches found. So I called 411, in every area code in the state, there's no listing anywhere for a company called "Jukt Micronics." I tried the California Tax Franchise Board, there's no record of taxes ever having been paid by a company called "Jukt Micronics." Tried the State Comptroller's Office, no license has ever been applied for by a company using that name. Then I called all the hackers I know, asking if any had heard of a "National Assembly of Hackers" or of a hacker by the name of "Big, Bad, Bionic Boy": nothing. I even tried Ian Restil himself. There's no listing for the kid in D.C., Virginia, Maryland. There's no record of him ever having attended a public school before. More?

    Kambiz Foroohar: Please.

    Adam Penenberg: Uh, this guy Joe Hiert was described in the Glass piece as being this former basketball agent, yet no one by that name has ever been registered with the NBA and none of my hackers knew of him. I even checked the names of every government...

    [looks at Andy]

    Andy Fox: I was just getting some coffee.

    Adam Penenberg: I even checked the names of every government employee quoted in the piece against a book listing the names of every government employee in the entire United States. None of the Glass sources were listed.

  • Stephen Glass: [in front of the magazine display case] Chuck, will you please take me to the airport?

    Chuck Lane: Jesus.

    Stephen Glass: Please, OK? You don't have to talk to me if you don't want to. It's fine. But I can't be by myself right now. OK? I'm, uh, I'm afraid of what I'm gonna do. You know? I... I can't get there by myself.

    Chuck Lane: I'm not going anywhere with you. Now, if you feel like you're a danger to yourself, you can sit down for a few minutes until you feel calm enough to go, but I am not going anywhere with you.

    Stephen Glass: But... I'm afraid that I'm gonna do something, OK? Did you hear what I said?

    Chuck Lane: Yeah. It's a hell of a story.

    Stephen Glass: Chuck, please.

    Chuck Lane: Stop pitching, Steve. It's over.