money or morality

Andres 2022-03-22 09:01:37

In the face of big companies/money, P's helplessness, the whole film is full of aggrieved feelings, once thought that the male lead committed suicide

Whose life, if you look at it under a microscope, doesn't have any flaws???

The ending is acceptable, but among the tens of thousands of people, there are only a handful of successful cases. Subsequent to the events dramatized here, the tobacco industry in 1998 settled the lawsuits filed against it by Mississippi and 49 other states for $246 billion.

Athough based on a true story, certain events in this motion picture have been fictionalized for dramatic effect.

The source of the death threats against the Wigands never was identified and on one ever was charged or prosecuted. In 1996 Dr. Wigand was named Teacher of the year in Kentucky.

Currently, he lives in South Carolina.

Lowell Bergman is a corrrespondent for the PBS Frontine and is on the faculty of the graduate school of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley.

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Extended Reading
  • Carmel 2022-01-26 08:15:20

    -Wallace: Would you regret revealing the truth? -Wigand: Sometimes I wish I didn't stand up, but sometimes I felt obligated. If you ask me, would you do it again, is it worth it? I think it's worth it. —— The truth sometimes requires a huge price. Faced with various complex problems or even threatening lives, how many people are willing to take risks and be able to come forward? Even if you speak up bravely, it doesn't mean you will be publicly known and accepted. In the real world, it is not uncommon for people to reverse black and white, distort right and wrong, and hype and criticize. How many people can insist on not lying, deceiving, spreading rumors, slandering...and having a more truthful attitude of seeking truth from facts? —— In April this year, I watched "The Insider" in South Korea in 2015 and 2006 in the United States. I found that "The Insider" is also known as "The Insider". The story of the film reminds me of the "Washington Post", "Blackwater", "Focus" and the Japanese drama "White Tower" and other film and television works, and Russell Crowe's performance in this film often reminds me of "Beautiful Mind" .

  • Nina 2022-01-26 08:15:20

    Journalism is an industry that tells secrets. It requires reporters to let people say what they should have said (observe and reflect, cut through to gain trust, find the truth, test the facts, and let the interviewee take risks) and let people hear what they should have said. Hear the words (under the pressure of being reconciled); since telling the truth often brings great damage, the person who wants to conceal the facts will attack the source in various ways, and finally you may face the situation: what is the fact, you The fact that will fight you. Wrestling is everywhere, and it is very difficult to fight against capital and state machinery. It is not that you alone are ready to tell the facts and the facts can work. This is this society. There will always be people who compromise, and the wisdom of the people may not be able to make them stand on the side of the truth, because the direction of public opinion can be manipulated. So are you ready to tell the truth? Are you ready to face the public? Are you ready to face the tremendous changes that your facts have brought you? /Michael Mann made an excellent genre film on this subject in his unique style, which is amazing.

The Insider quotes

  • Lowell Bergman: Alright... ABC Telemarketing Company?

    Jeffrey Wigand: ABC...?

    Lowell Bergman: ABC Telemarketing Company.

    Jeffrey Wigand: A can opener! A $39.95 can opener. I cancelled payment... it was junk. You ever bounce a check, Lowell? You ever look at another woman's tits? You ever cheat a little on your taxes? Whose life, if you look at it under a microscope, doesn't have any flaws...?

    Lowell Bergman: Well that's the whole point, Jeffrey. That's the whole point. Anyone's. Everyone's. They are gonna look under every rock, dig up every flaw, every mistake you've ever made. They are going to distort and exaggerate everything you've ever done, man. Don't you understand?

    Jeffrey Wigand: What does this have to do with my testimony?

    Lowell Bergman: That's not the point.

    Jeffrey Wigand: What does this have to do with my testimony? I told the truth! It's valid and true and provable...!

    Lowell Bergman: That's not the fucking point, whether you told the truth or not!... Hello?

    Jeffrey Wigand: I told the truth... I told the truth... I've got to teach class. I've got to go. I've got to teach class.

    Lowell Bergman: And I've got to refute every fucking accusation made in this report before The Wall Street Journal runs... I am trying to protect you, man.

    Jeffrey Wigand: Well, I hope you improve your batting average.

  • Jeffrey Wigand: Up to you, Jeffrey! That's the power you have, Jeffrey! Vital inside information the American public need to know! Lowell Bergman, the hotshot who never met a source he couldn't turn around!