Well,
looking at this serious film now, it is a complete portrayal of the reality of the United States today. After 40 years, history is repeating itself. In the 1970s, it was easy for people to leave clues when doing things, which made the investigation of the case relatively easy, but they still experienced various twists and turns. The perseverance of the reporters is of course the most admirable. This film is completely in line with last year's award-winning #focus#/(Spotlight), which is a film in a mode, that is, a news investigative film. The cooperation with Hanks and Aunt May that Lao Si is about to shoot is also expected to be of a similar type, which highlights the ability, strength and influence of the American free press, especially the previous traditional media.
When I rewatched the film, I was most impressed by the ending, where Nixon's inauguration was being staged on TV, two reporters were trying to type, and soon after, the president was forced to step down. Although many people participated in the investigation during this period, the efforts of these reporters are difficult to ignore. So was the Kennedy assassination. In many things, it is difficult for the government and the FBI to intervene. Instead, as the media, they finally peeled away and found the truth. Every time I watch a news investigative film like this, I always pay tribute to the reporter. I think that's why Spielberg, Hanks and Aunt May think it's important at this time to make a film that honors the media.
It's just that in those years President Nixon, or so many years in history, never had any president scolded the media for fake news every day and spared no effort to attack the credibility of the media. America today, as the first line in Kong Skull Island says, is "the all-time low" [laughs]: "Mark my words, there'll never be a more screwed-up time in Washington." - ---Best opening line of the year! [laugh cry]
So, the media situation today is really much lower than in "All the President's Men". Moreover, with the change of the times, we have now entered the era of hacking, leaking secrets, and twittering each other. The way of news investigation is obviously different, but it does not mean that the combat effectiveness of the media to challenge certain forces has weakened. If you look at the United States now, you will know that it belongs to all kinds of methods and firepower. I look forward to many years later, and there will be such a story about the journalism in the era of the emperor of Sichuan. It will be "unprecedented" [laugh cry]
similar Investigative journalism films also include: Spotlight, Zodiac (and Downey who still smokes [laughs]), The Insider, Truth, Good Night and Good Luck (also has Downey, who was a professional reporter before playing Iron Man [laughs] ])
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