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All the President's Men (1976)
This movie has been stored in the computer for several years Now, the collection is the DVDRip of the KiSS group. I wanted to watch it the year before, but for some reason I didn't. This year, the film was released in 720p compressed by Bluray, and I downloaded this version again. After comparing the two versions, I found that 720p is several orders of magnitude better than DVDrip, which cannot be described in words. Watch movies in HD!
The film tells the story of how The Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward uncovered the entire "Watergate incident" through a burglary. The main story of the film is very simple, that is, the two reporters, with their keen sense of news, discovered something unusual through the theft of the Watergate Building, and relied on their various relationships and firm confidence to pass a little clue. The truth has been sorted out in many ways. At the same time, the film also describes the editor-in-chief's support for their work and their firm attitude towards "press freedom", as well as the various attitudes of various personnel and government officials involved in the "Watergate Incident".
Watching this film is a challenge for foreigners. Because the specific plot of the film mainly revolves around the investigation of relevant departments, institutions and various organizations in the US government, it is difficult for people who are unfamiliar with American society, politics, history and many other aspects to understand the film. Even if Americans watch this movie by themselves, there must be something they don't understand, let alone foreigners? In addition, there are a lot of people's names in the film. There are more than 30 full names involved, and many of them are key plots of the film. If you don't have a general understanding of these names, you can't understand the content of the film at all. It is for these reasons that this 138-minute film took me about four hours to finish. Because I need to pause and rewind all the time to relive the plot, remember the names, and think about the connections between the plots. All in all, this movie was really hard to watch!
After reading the plot of the film, I feel that the film as a whole is average. The film is based on the memoirs of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, so the role of this film is just a faithful record. Therefore, this film also does not have any fancy camera skills, fascinating plots, gorgeous pictures, etc., which are necessary elements of other good films. So, this movie is a "bad" movie. Moreover, it is only suitable for watching it once, because the plot is already known, and there is no freshness in watching it a second time.
Although the movie is not good-looking, it still creates a depressing and dull style, which is most evident in the use of pictures, colors, and lighting. Most of the stories in the film take place in a gray atmosphere. Gray streets, dark nights, hurried crowds, and heavy expressions on everyone's faces create a gray urban atmosphere. In addition, the frequent rattling of the typewriter, the bright newspaper office lights, and the red desks are in stark contrast to the outside world, as if the two reporters and the newspaper office are the hope of the city. In short, the director uses these elements to effectively enhance the atmosphere of the film outside the plot, and they are additional supplements to the film.
As for the theme of the film, it is the "freedom of the press" emphasized by the editor-in-chief, and the two reporters in the film fulfilled this "First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution" with practical actions. It's just that the driving force of the two reporters in the film is not clearly explained in the film. Is it the idea of two journalists wanting to be successful and achieve their goals? Or are you truly indignant at the darkness and corruption of the US government, and want to return the people's belief in the truth? In the film, this aspect is very vague. Only the editor-in-chief of the newspaper has made it clear that he is a firm supporter of press freedom, even if his life is at risk. However, no matter what the two reporters think, this film can still provide a lot of lessons for journalists in the world, and can inspire many journalists to fight for news!
In addition, the film intersperses a lot of real news images in the plot, which is a good supplement and extension to the plot. In addition, people who are not familiar with the United States can also use this to understand what happened. A lot of news footage is used at the beginning and during the film. What impressed me the most was the live broadcast of Nixon's inauguration before the end of the film, with the sound of the typewriter typing, which is quite ironic. Nixon came to power over there, but the reporters here are working hard to expose his ugliness. At this time, Nixon is like a grasshopper after the autumn - it won't be long!
The film is starring two big-name stars. The two leading actors, Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford, are superb, needless to say. It's just that they have limited opportunities to play in the film. They are nothing more than showing anxiety, worry, tension and other emotions in the film, which is not difficult for the two of them. Everyone else looked familiar. Many of them were well-known actors in the 1950s and 1960s, but they had too little information and it was difficult to find them.
Overall, it's a movie that understands how "Watergate" came to light, and that's why it was included in the AFI100. This film is worth watching, but it's a bit tiring to watch, and it needs to be thoughtful.
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2011-10-25
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