A good film narrative often makes people feel unsatisfied after telling the story-the so-called meaning is beyond words. In this American movie labeled "Suspense", perhaps the biggest suspense lies in whether Rachel will confess her intelligence agent, so there are multiple scenes in which Rachel is forced to question the intelligence agent, whether it is hers. The colleague, her lawyer, and the reporter who interviewed her, not to mention the prosecutor Barton who has been biting Rachel, but every time Rachel chose to remain silent. In order to pursue the hidden truth, Rachel would rather endure prison than betray her principle.
Journalists pursuing the truth, prosecutors enforcing the law, when the two professions are on opposite sides, the tone of the film has been set. It is inevitable for reporters to endure hardships. The rebellion seems to be inevitable. The serious inequality between the two parties has allowed Rachel to receive the dignity and respect of the victim in the hearts of the audience while accepting detention in the image of a victim.
Behind the confrontation between journalists and prosecutors is actually a confrontation of two values-truth first or national security first. The First Amendment to the Constitution, which has been quoted many times in the film, states: "Congress shall not enact laws on the following matters: establishing the state religion or prohibiting freedom of religion; depriving freedom of speech or freedom of the press; or depriving the people of peaceful assembly and petitions to the government. This clause is regarded as the patron saint of freedom of the press in the United States, but unfortunately, even with a magnifying glass, it is difficult to find words that are more important than national security. And when Rachel’s story really happened in the collective "right-turning" contemporary United States, national security almost undoubtedly won.
Of course, before overwhelming sympathy for female journalists, it is necessary to clarify that I am willing to fully affirm the actions of Prosecutor Barton. As an independent prosecutor sent by the Ministry of Justice, he is conscientious and courteous. Barton has never even done so. The non-human and non-ghost who wanted to torment Rachel, his only purpose was to unearth the black sheep who leaked state secrets without authorization.
Although the truth revealed by Rachel is to some extent a government scandal, her act of divulging the identity of an American agent undoubtedly violated American law. If it is only because facts prove that the reporter’s illegal behavior is in accordance with a certain natural State’s view of justice and positive affirmation of it, then I think the consequences of this will also be terrible, because it means that everyone is given the right not to obey the law-just need to prove that he is pursuing something Justice is enough.
Although in Western politics, "government power is the enemy of individual freedom" is a tacit prerequisite, the government is also the most solid force to protect individual rights. If you use actions prohibited by law to practice suspicion of the government, the result will be It will inevitably disintegrate the existing legal order. However, if you deny Rachel’s behavior, it’s as his lawyer Albert said in his concluding statement, “Then how can we know whether a president is covering up his guilt? Is an officer abusing prisoners? As a country, When we no longer have the ability to restrain the power in the hands of those in power, when the government no longer fears any responsibilities, what kind of country will it become?"
The anxiety and worries about power have always existed in the consideration of politicians. Americans divide power into three parts to check and balance each other. In addition to the three powers, they hope to increase citizen awareness by establishing a "free and fair free market of opinions", and to act in a democratic constitutional order. The most rational choice. This is also the logical starting point for the prosperity of American press freedom. Among various interpretations of freedom of speech, "freedom of communication free from government inspection and permission" is considered to be the most important link in many levels. Although many speeches are slanderous, slanderous or even maliciously fabricated, under the premise that the Constitution prohibits Congress from restricting freedom of speech, the government cannot use "pre-censorship" to suppress speech and can only adopt another "after-the-fact" method. Punishment. This fundamentally allows relatively weak media to retain the right to speak freely under strong government pressure, just as the US government agencies in the film have known in advance that the "Sun" will publish what they do not want to see. However, they still have nothing to do with the advent of the newspaper.
The courage and sacrifice of female journalists is moving, and such deeds can only be born in the rich soil of democracy and freedom. If there is no great vision from the founders, and no continuous consolidation and consolidation of the foundation of the rule of law, the violent state apparatus will be far more cruel and cruel than the movie. It is the protection of the media by statutory laws such as the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the Freedom of Information Act that allow power and the media, as two important components of the huge social democratic project in the United States, to interlock rather than fall apart. The horror of power is not what it will make you lose, but that you don't know what it will make you lose. In this sense, even though Rachel suffered immense pain, at least her efforts made the sunshine and eyes notice the previously neglected places, and as an individual, she did not have to worry about things like "peek-a-boo". The bizarre encounter, just these two points, is already worthy of seeing the talents on the other side of the ocean.
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