The right to speak

Rylee 2022-03-01 08:01:47

Tom in the play is a well-known stand-up comedian on TV. He has millions of TV viewers who love him, and naturally has a considerable right to speak in addition to fame. It is precisely because of his right to speak that he is qualified to run for the presidency of the United States. This reminds me that in the United States, most of the hosts of news programs are senior reporters who have worked on the front line of news for many years, such as Walter Cronkite, such as Peter Jennings. These people are even more credible than presidents and government officials, and people are often willing to believe them. Words spoken and not from an official voice.
Of course, the formation and display of the right to speak requires the help of the mass media. Television, newspapers, magazines, and websites have become playgrounds for those who have the right to speak. In fact, reporters are also people who have a certain right to speak. This power can be expressed in the angle of news reporting, the attitude behind the camera, and the directionality of news comments. It's a pity that most of the time, the "name" of the famous writers is often limited to the industry, unless he becomes Shui Junyi, Bai Yansong, and Wang Xiaoya by showing his face on TV.
Returning to the film, at the end of the story, comedian Tom chose to confess the true voting results to the public that he was not actually eligible to be elected president of the United States. He ended up being his own talk show host, enjoying his voice and the joy that those jokes brought to the audience as before, and he was featured on the cover of Time Magazine as Person of the Year.

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Man of the Year quotes

  • Jack Menken: Politicians today look like they're borrowed from the wax museum: they're already in their suits, waiting to be buried. You don't wanna be like them; you wanna be different.

  • Tom Dobbs: I was always hoping for a Brazilian Pope - Pope Raul - just so we could have nuns in thongs and feathers. That would bring a lot of people back to the Church.