Wei Heng's torment in personal interests and public interests is vividly interpreted, and his family is the health of the public. In the end, he chose to give up his own personal interests and make the truth public. But after all, the power is limited, and it is imprisoned by all parties. Even his wife and children left him.
Bergman also encountered the same problem and was under pressure from the top, but in order to let everyone know the inside story of tobacco, and also for the professional ethics of a journalist, and more importantly, to fulfill his promise to Wigan. Use yourself as a piece of news and let other peers break the news. In the end, it was because of this promise that he voluntarily quit his job.
At the end of the film, their efforts were realized, although they achieved their original purpose, but as Bergman said: "What has been won." Won the public's right to know and the resistance to big business.
Finally, let's talk about the film itself, which is indeed a bit procrastinating. I didn't get into the topic for the first half hour, but I really insisted on watching it.
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