The "Shocking Insider", which was not shockingly shot, was indeed shocking

Jacques 2022-03-15 09:01:03

The film recommended by a friend after watching it recently, said that it was "The Insider", which was not shocking at all. It was true, slow and methodical attracted me.
There is a scene where Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, the former head of the scientific research department of the Tobacco Group, came to the lawn outside the court after testifying in court. The producer of the news column Sixty Minutes, Lowell Bergman, was standing there, and there were two trees not far away. Casts two long shadows. Just like the shadows cast by these two people, they stretched straight and extended... They were like tall trees, bravely and stubbornly sticking to their principles, even though they didn't know what kind of wind and rain they would face.
The background music in the movie fascinates me from beginning to end, sometimes tense, sometimes sad, sometimes heavy, sometimes excited.
Finally, the news about the facts finally came out, and the producer's wife said, "You won."
"What did I win?"
Just for a fact, a fact that should have been announced, but it made a group of people go through many setbacks. The intermittent thoughts in my head, what I think of and what to say, is indeed a good film.

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  • Akeem 2022-03-25 09:01:07

    7.6/10 Not only enjoyed an excellent film, but also had a preliminary understanding of this history. Saw a more real, flesh-and-blood media world

  • Damien 2022-04-24 07:01:05

    I like the mood at the end. While the tone is sometimes quirky, I'm sure it will be revisited at key moments, and only this amount of information and twist is worthy of the difficult reality.

The Insider quotes

  • Jeffrey Wigand: Up to you, Jeffrey! That's the power you have, Jeffrey! Vital inside information the American public need to know! Lowell Bergman, the hotshot who never met a source he couldn't turn around!

  • Lowell Bergman: You go public, and 30 million people hear what you gotta say, nothing - I mean nothing - will ever be the same again. You believe that?

    Jeffrey Wigand: No.

    Lowell Bergman: You should. Because when you're done, the judgement is gonna go down in the court of public opinion, my friend. And that's... the power you have.

    Jeffrey Wigand: You believe that?

    Lowell Bergman: I believe that? Yes, I believe that.

    Jeffrey Wigand: You believe that because you get information out to people, something happens?

    Lowell Bergman: Yes.

    Jeffrey Wigand: Maybe that's what you've been telling yourself all these years to justify having a good job. Having status. Maybe for the audience, its just voyeurism, something to do on a Sunday night. And maybe it won't change a fucking thing. And people like myself, and my family are left hung out to dry, used up, broke, alone.

    Lowell Bergman: Are you talking to me, or did somebody else just walk in here? I never forced any of that...

    Jeffrey Wigand: I don't really understand, exactly...

    Lowell Bergman: Don't evade a choice you gotta make by questioning my reputation or 60 Minutes with this cheap skepticism.

    Jeffrey Wigand: I have to put my family's welfare on the line here, my friend, and what are you putting up? You're putting up words.

    Lowell Bergman: "Words." While you've been dicking around some fucking company golf tournaments, I've been out in the world, giving my word... and backing it up with action. Now, are you gonna go and do this thing, or not?

    Jeffrey Wigand: I said I'd call the kids before they went to bed.