After watching the movie, I didn't quite understand why this movie didn't have any splashes during the awards season, so I searched for reviews on the Internet. On Rotten Tomatoes, the media rating of this movie is only 73%, which is far behind movies such as "The Sword Out of the Sheath". I was even more puzzled, so I took a closer look at the evaluations of these media. In the end, I saw a criticism of the film from the Atlanta Charter. Criticism is mainly directed at the portrayal of Kathy Scruggs, a female reporter in the film. The female journalist used the means of sex trafficking to obtain news from FBI agents that they were about to investigate Richard Jewell, which led to Jewell’s nightmare from "hero" to "murderer". journey of. In fact, most of the negative comments on the film are directed at the image of this female reporter. When I was watching the movie, I had a foreboding that the image of this female journalist violated not only the professional ethics of the media, but the most sensitive political issue of gender at present.
Most of the films of this film master are also centered on showing the truth. Therefore, it is impossible for critics to notice whether the detail of this female journalist's use of sex transactions to obtain information is true. After all, the person has passed away, and there is no evidence before. So many critics ridiculed this movie as "too dramatic" and dealt with real people and real things. Some comments directly pointed out "smearing women." As a result, the actor Olivia Wilde who played this role had to stand up and distinguish: As an actor, she could not decide and change the content of the script. I personally feel that the old man really shouldn't include this scene in the movie. But at the same time I think this may be a kind of irony of the old man. After all, after the FBI withdrew its investigation into Jewell, Jewell turned around and sued many media including NBC. Most of the media settled with him out of court. Only the Atlanta Charter insisted that their report was based on The inferences of objective facts are not fabricated or slandered. So, how did a female reporter learn about an internal FBI news? The old man reasoned in this way, just as reporters in the past deduced that he was the murderer through the image of Jewell, a awkwardly fat single white man who lived with his mother. In fact, this kind of ridicule is everywhere in this movie. Because Jewell himself is an imperfect little man, besides being treated unfairly, he also has an extreme history, no taxes and a house of guns. Even if in the end the FBI couldn't find any evidence that could accuse him of the murderer, the FBI agent still accuses Jewell in a plausible way: I know you are the murderer. Although I have no evidence, I know you are. The FBI agent didn't hate Jewell, nor did he have any reason to hate Jewell. He just believed in himself. This attitude is actually a portrayal of most people. If the real murderer didn't emerge in the end, how many people would always doubt Jewell's innocence?
However, the most interesting criticism of the Atlanta Charter is actually the subsequent reader comments, which amounted to more than 400. Most of the focus of these more than 400 comments turned to Trump. There is a line in the movie that mentioned "quid pro quo". This sentence should not be too popular recently. In fact, the script for this movie was completed a few years ago, and the filming of the movie was completed before Trump was impeached and investigated. But who made the old man pro Trump? ! The entire American media are scolding Trump, but the old man said that "between Hillary and Trump, he must choose Trump." This is simply a public enemy of the media. Even if there is no such female reporter, it is estimated that the film of the old man will not be well received by the media. But with this line, the media can infer that the old man is using a movie to satirize the Democratic Party's investigation of Trump. In fact, I personally think that the old man does not really support Trump. He has made it clear that he will not support Trump with funds or any other form. He just stated that between Hillary and Trump, he thinks Trump is at least More honest. I personally feel that the American media and "freedom of speech" are simply two levels of contradiction. Few media do not have their own position, but you can't have a position that opposes them. I listen to Cui Wa's program every day. Don't have a clear stand on this program. All kinds of ridicule and ugly Trump, interviews with Hillary Clinton and all kinds of praise, how inclined is it? But you cannot criticize the media for not being objective. This is their "freedom of speech" and "political correctness."
Regarding this movie, its true background and the current public opinion background make it impossible to discuss it as a movie. It is very interesting that when browsing these comments, my biggest feeling is how many different feelings and opinions there are between people for the same thing. And each of us is changing the truth when we talk about our feelings. Maybe the next world war will really be a "war of words".
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