The truth about glass

Reid 2022-01-07 15:54:50

Stephen Glass started working as a reporter in The New Republic in 1995. Stephen, who was only in his early twenties at the time, was considered a star reporter for the magazine. However, as an article about hackers was questioned, Stephen was revealed to be untrue. Of his 41 reports, 27 were partial or completely fictitious.

I like this movie because it does not emphasize the "correctness" and "justice" of news too much. Of course we have certain requirements for news reports. News must be objective, fair and accurate. However, as a movie, too much emphasis on this aspect will only become preaching. The movie focuses more on the element of "human". As the movie says, what readers want to see are stories about "people." Each of us leads an ordinary life, but each of us leads an extraordinary life at the same time. The drama of life is often more than the description in novels and movies. We want to see the stories of ordinary people, because they teach us: It turns out that the life of an ordinary person can also be extraordinary. "People" stories are often the most fascinating stories. Before Stephen's actions were exposed, no one had thought that the original news review system could be so unbearable.



Stephen, like many young people, was wrong. The first reaction was not regret, but an attempt to turn the wrong into right. People are always weak, facing mistakes, often not to remedy, but to cover up. However, why should this be? Why not admit your own fault? Wrong, is there no way back? Although Stephen lost his job as a reporter at the end of the film, he wrote a successful novel. Wrong, it is not impossible to look back. Life is always made up of too many mistakes. Of course, we cannot use this as an excuse to let ourselves make mistakes. But when the mistake is made, why should we go wrong? God has given us too many paths to choose from, and not every path is suitable for us. If this is not the way to go, why not try another path that is more suitable for you?

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Extended Reading
  • Cullen 2022-04-21 09:02:57

    Journalism teacher in class. The male protagonist is a typical example of the kind of genius who doesn't do the right thing!

  • Bartholome 2022-04-24 07:01:17

    What chastity is on the ground. Lost.

Shattered Glass quotes

  • Stephen Glass: [Explaining to Chuck where the "people" in his fabricated article "sat" during their "meeting"] We were at this table. Restil sat here, his mother was on his left. Hiert... Sorry, his mother was on his right. Hiert sat there, but then Restil wanted him closer so he slid his chair over. Sims sat here. He had a lawyer next to him. I forgot the guy's name. It's in my notes. Somebody was smoking at this table, so then Restil's mother insisted that we move to one farther away. Over there.

    Chuck Lane: The hacker conference was near here, right?

    Stephen Glass: Yeah, the building next door.

    Chuck Lane: [At the supposed conference site] I don't remember from the article. How many people did you say were at this thing?

    Stephen Glass: Uh, looked like a hundred. Might have been two. It's in my notes.

    Chuck Lane: [Looking around the conference hall] Two hundred people? Here?

    Stephen Glass: Yeah, they moved in and out. I mean, most of them were kids.

    Chuck Lane: That doesn't seem credible to me.

    Stephen Glass: All I know is I was here. All of us were right here.

    Security Guard: Excuse me, sir, can I help you?

    Chuck Lane: Yes, you can. We're looking into a conference that was held here a couple Sundays ago. Computer hackers. Do you remember anything like that?

    Security Guard: Are you sure you're in the right building, sir?

    Stephen Glass: Yes, we're sure.

    Chuck Lane: Why is that?

    Security Guard: Building's closed on Sunday.

    Stephen Glass: [Chuck sternly looks at Stephen] All I know is I was here. The conference was right here. That's why the Restils only stayed a few minutes, OK? Because it was such a dumb place to squeeze into.

  • Mrs. Duke: [Reading the titles of Glass's articles to the students in her class] "Spring Breakdown", "The Jungle", "A Fine Mess", "After the Fall", "Peddling Poppy", "Cheap Suits", "Kicked Out", "No Free Launch", "Ratted Out", "State of Nature", "Clutch Situation", "All Wet", "Plotters", "Praised be Greenspan", "Monica Sells", "Hack Heaven".