The blurred line between patriotism and treason

Claudie 2022-01-10 08:02:40

The film "The Report" (2019) is based on a 7000-page Senate report, which aims to investigate the "Enhanced Interrogation Technqiue" implemented by the CIA after 9/11, commonly known as "torture." . This report involves 6.3 million pages of original material, which can be used to pile up the Himalayas in the "Wenshan".

The CIA's so-called torture such as waterboarding is actually far from "cool" according to Chinese standards.

Audiences who are particularly interested in political operations will not find the film boring, because this "U.S. condemns the United States" story actually uses an important case to show the operation of the power check and balance mechanism at the top of Washington, full of details worth pondering, such as the government. The internal whistleblower continues to struggle between patriotism and treason. The three main roles are outstanding, including Senate clerk Dan Jones played by Adam Driver, California Senator Dianne Feinstein played by Annette Benning, and Denis McDonough, Obama's chief of staff played by Jon Hamm.

Senator Dianne Feinstein, born in 1933, is an example of "live and work hard." By the time she completes her current term in January 2023, she will be 90 years old. Feinstein has a comment in the film that gives the torture investigation a bright tail. The United States has the courage to admit mistakes and the ability to correct them.

Senator Feinstein has witnessed many important events in contemporary American history. She worked with Harvey Milk when she chaired the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in the 1970s. He was the first elected gay official in California and an important figure in the history of gay rights in the United States. In 2.08, Milk's story was made into a movie starring Sean Penn. Feinstein, who once served as the mayor of San Francisco, also called each other good friends with the then Mayor Jiang of the sister city of Shanghai. She has visited Beijing and Shanghai many times and actively promoted China's accession to the WTO. In 2014, one of her drivers in California was fired after it was reported that she had improper contact with China.

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  • Keyon 2022-03-27 09:01:14

    The language is built to choose sides. The narrative of the film is very clear and the subject matter is my favorite. 9/11 completely changed the world, including the recent events in Afghanistan. Among these elite groups such as doctors and politicians, there are many bastards who can play with language and rules and are good at manipulating human nature. But there are always some people who will fight bravely, "Snowden", "Official Secrets", "Prisoner 760"

  • Daniella 2022-03-19 09:01:07

    The shuddering real story, the performance of the driver and Benin was also great, the CIA prisoner abuse scandal turned out to be so shocking. When you understand that a country suffers from a terrorist attack, of course, it wants to retaliate by any means, but at the same time there are still supervisory agencies responsible for investigating the legality of these methods, and they can be made public under all kinds of obstructions. This is the preciousness of the separation of powers, and the reason why the lighthouse country is a lighthouse...

The Report quotes

  • April: We've been down here for two years now - in this basement. Nobody's waiting for us to come out.

  • Senator Dianne Feinstein: If it works, why do you need to do it 183 times?