From the viewing experience, the Washington Post can be said to make me sleep well. For audiences accustomed to commercial dramas, the mediocre plot in the first half is very unattractive. Even though everything is so "complete" and the beginnings and turns are so fluent, it always gives the impression that something is missing. There is no doubt that it is really Spielberg's work.
Freedom never falls from the sky. If the Washington Post hadn't published classified Pentagon documents and the Watergate scandal at the time, how would it have gotten its current status? Before this, press freedom in the United States could be described as a dead letter. Just a word from the president could stop the publication of the press. The separation of powers is not only a disadvantage of the United States, but also an advantage of the United States. Effectively prevent situations such as executive power overshadowing the sky.
Freedom of speech is the bottom line of the press. Even in 2019, this sentence will never be outdated. Yes, the Washington Post film also has its own political demands. The freedom of speech and women's equal rights it exposes are all serving political interests. But political demands are not all wrong. "The news has the obligation to spread democracy and justice, and news is to serve the people, not those in power."
Speaking of today, the traditional journalism is declining, and the film is a nostalgia for the news industry that once called for wind and rain, and it is also a vision for today. As other film critics have said, the cost of truth is too high, and the cost of rumors is very small. Who wants this "prosperous world" packaged with "illusion"?
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