This "Focus" reflects the shocking crime of exposing the Catholic Church's large-scale sexual abuse of children and deliberately shielding it. It is a far more heinous truth than the inside story of the tobacco dealers in "Inside Shocking Exposure". However, it adopts a completely opposite style. There is no dramatic adaptation, no deliberate creation of conflicts, and no life-and-death "last-second rescue". This film has found a simple way to portray the work of reporters, but It's attractive again. This is a kind of self-confidence. As a journalist, there is no need to be sensational, it is exciting enough.
In terms of characters, none of the four protagonists in the group play grabbed the limelight, but they are united but powerful. I didn't see personal heroism, I only saw the professional charm of dedicated journalists. Every step of the investigation is not a feat full of courage, but it seems to be torturing the audience, "How can you not proceed?" The same holds true for those lawyers who either run for the victims and have no time to show their faces, or are indifferent and have a trace of conscience, and the villain is not like a villain with teeth and claws. This is the image of a person who will exist in reality. .
This kind of treatment is very clever. In the face of such a heinous crime, the audience who paid for the tickets already has a stand and does not need to be sensational. Using such a simple, calm and methodical form to tell the extraordinaryness of these ordinary reporters and the various forms of other ordinary people can be more recognized by the audience who are also ordinary people. In the endless ringing of the telephone at the end of the film, these reporters without feats naturally became heroes, and at the same time made people stand in awe of the spirit of the entire news industry.
On the other side of the church (not necessarily a religion), the system suppresses humanity (the priest is celibate), acts despicable (black box operation, large-scale shelter crimes or even no remorse), and is huge and pervasive (laws and conducive to shelter) A strong network of relationships), coupled with the hypocrisy of the face, gives a clear view. There is no need for a stern condemnation of righteousness, just tap the newspaper that reports the truth at the door of the pedophile priest, and the position of the film is already loud and loud.
If non-believers still feel a sense of mystery and awe about religion, they will leave their ears and nose behind after watching these reports or this movie. As for the traditional communities that have been deeply influenced by the church for generations, it is really hard to imagine how big the impact will be. But such an impact is just and necessary, although it is long overdue. This is the power of journalists and news, and it is also the object of this film's silent praise.
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