Exquisite self-interest is always disadvantageous-"Breaking News"
Let’s talk about the movie "Breaking News" today.
The title is Bombshell / Fair and Balanced (2019), alias Explosive Scandal (Hong Kong) / Blockbuster Fishy (Taiwan) / Sexy Bomb / Blockbuster Bomb / Justice and Balance.
This film is adapted from real events and tells the story of the former CEO of Fox News, Roger Ailes, who resigned due to a sexual harassment case.
The story is based on real-life celebrity hosts, Megyn Kelly and Gretchen Carlson, with the addition of Kayla Pospisil, a master of other harassed women, Through the perspectives of three women, this career battle is expressed.
The real Megan Kelly vs actor Charlize Theron
Real Gretchen Carlson vs actor Nicole Kidman
Everyone should be familiar with the media tycoon Murdoch. The most familiar one is probably his marriage gossip with Wendi Deng. The media empire built by Murdoch has far-reaching influence, and Roger Ayres is a general who helped Murdoch build a media empire.
Roger Ayres became the CEO of Fox News in 1996 and took the helm along the way, greatly increasing Fox News’s ratings and helping Fox News become the nation’s news king. He is also an adviser to a number of Republican presidents in the United States, helping three American presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush in the election. He has a very good political relationship and holds the red Megan Kelly and Gretchen Carr Sen waited as the host of Hua Dan.
In the 2016 campaign to help understand Wang, Fox News played its role as a base camp, and it was not very successful.
But the good times didn't last long. Just in 2016, Gretchen Carlson, who was fired by Fox News, sued Roger Ayres for sexual harassment. Roger Ayres was fired within a few days and died the following year.
In fact, the audience can see his attitude towards women from the way Roger Ayres pulls the ratings. The objectification of women is only a light point, women are simply a tool in his eyes.
Roger Ayres always emphasized that the news channel is a visual show, focusing on the long naked legs of women. Bai Huahua’s thighs can be seen in many variety shows in China. It is true that good ones can’t be learned, but bad ones can be learned.
Roger Ayres uses the power in his hands to force the victimized woman to submit. He always emphasizes loyalty. Those who are willing to kneel between his legs will be considered loyal and will be promoted and reused and more exposure opportunities. Those who are unwilling to obey will be put into the cold, or even terminate the labor contract. .
One of the key points of managing a huge group is loyalty. There are talented people, but only loyal people can create value for the company. However, Roger Ayres used loyalty completely in the wrong place, and the huge media conglomerate became a hunting ground for fame and beauty.
The unequal power and status made him more unscrupulous day after day. What's more, unspoken rules are also rules. As long as you follow the rules, I don't know how many people are willing to break their heads and squeeze in.
The fast switching shots of "Breaking News" are like busy media work, and the whole film is very delicate and elegant. The protagonists Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie are also goddess-level figures, and they each contributed wonderful performances.
Although the performance was wonderful, the actual incident of sexual harassment in the workplace has not been resolved. Female workers cannot point their finger at Fox News, but only at specific employees. Roger Ayres' sexual harassment incident intensified, and Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault incidents broke out, leading to the “MeToo” movement that swept the world.
"Breaking News" fully focuses on the last experience of Roger Ayres' life exposed by the prosecution, and doesn't care about Roger Ayers' past glory in raising Fox News ratings. In the film, Roger Ayres is also portrayed as a heinous lewd villain who is not sympathetic at all.
But the person who launched the attack on the villain must be a good person. Not really.
Gretchen Carlson, who started the first shot against sexual harassment in the workplace, secretly collected more than a year of recording materials, and resisted only after being squeezed out of the workplace. As a leader, her profit was also the highest. A large number of people such as Megan Kelly took a wait-and-see attitude, and after the exchange of interests, they even more indulged Roger Ayres. Keira Popisil represents a group of powerless newcomers in the workplace, and they have no right to speak. They have been there for a long time.
The system flaws of the lighthouse country led to the fact that there were no brilliant people in the whole incident, but the feeling of a dog biting a dog. Everyone was an exquisite egoist.
The long-term unspoken female employees of the top leaders of large enterprises, the dismissed female employees have collected evidence for many years to sue the lustful leaders, and many vested interests have joined in to beat down the water dogs...
Capitalists' protection of themselves is truly all-weather and all-round. What is even more bizarre is that after the Dongchuang incident, the parties just took money and left, and even a criminal offence could not be constituted. The scandal that everyone knows all over the world can be sealed with only money in the end. It doesn't mind that the light of the lighthouse nation is more dazzling, and it is really not P9 or P6.
It looks like a group of free and independent women are holding high the banner of justice and initiating liquidation to black-hearted capitalists. In fact, it is just another kind of political correctness. Everyone happily completes the redistribution of capital. In a similar situation again, the attitude of the capitalists must be "I was wrong, I will dare next time."
What's interesting is that "Breaking News" only dared to portray a specific character Roger Ayres as the villain of the film. The bigger figure Murdoch still has to maintain a positive image. After all, everyone still has to eat well. .
Even so, many people still feel uncomfortable with "Breaking News." "Breaking News" nominated two awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, but the final winner was an insignificant best makeup and hair design.
Exquisite self-interest has no disadvantages,
Political correctness makes a fortune.
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