The post movie review
The press was to serve the governed, not the governors- Hugo Black
The
post is a Steven Spielberg directed film starring Meryl Streep as the Washington
posts first female publisher Kay graham and Tom Hanks as editor Ben Bradlee.Set
in Washington DC 1971 the film depicts a
true story about journalists of major American tabloid The Washington post who
find themselves in possession of papers that directly involves the United States in a 30 year cover up of the gruesome war in Vietnam. Released in
January 2018 world wide the drama film manages to really transport one to the
1970s the scenery and props to the wardrobe play such a great deal to making it
more than just a movie but a believable re-enactment of highly publicised
events in the United States of America
Meryl Streep is seen embodying the role of Kay
Graham the first female publisher of the Washington post a family company that
has been run by her father and late husband. Kay Graham has to deal with a male
dominant board that is constantly directing her till she finds her voice when
faced with doing the right thing and saving the company from possible financial
woes.Ben Bradlee is editor of the newspaper leading a pack of firmly
intelligent journalists who after learning of the injunction facing the New
York Times from publishing papers linked the Pentagon which was leaked by
Military analyst Daniel Ellsberg portrayed by Matthew Rhys. Ellsberg working for
the RAND Corporation had discreetly photocopied hundreds of pages of documented
reports of the Vietnam war this scene is the focus as the rest of the movie
shows the consequences of printing a bunch of papers. The news room set up of
the Washington post with reporters working around the clock makes the movie
feel like a sophisticated version of a marvel superhero blockbuster. Where
journalists get to save the day fighting for their greatest honour Freedom of
Press and the big bad wolf is the state government secrecy. These reporters
find themselves facing possible jail time trying to protect the public
interest and exposing the government which was led by the much-feared Richard
Nixon.The irony of the movie is that it is dedicated to the current state of
the Trump era with America fighting for the same challenges as in 1970.
This
movie is not one for entertainment it is truly an educational master piece. The
way it unfolds from the first scene is unexpected one would think this is one
of those Rambo combat movies. Only for it to change scenery and keep the view
in suspense of what is going happen next. The music and picture are so intense
that I took the movie so serious because of its sophistication Not only for the
fine details of history in the movie but the accurate depiction of what is
still happening in the world Spielberg chose such an accurate time to show the
battle of the press fighting for the right to print
Rating : PG 13
Written By : Liz Hannah, Josh Singer
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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