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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 9322294" data-attributes="member: 63"><p>I just got out of seeing it. </p><p></p><p>My take is that clearly the 'villain' is a government that treats journalists as the enemy and that values holding onto power over the truth. </p><p></p><p>That said, there's a vein of criticism in the film aimed against those types of journalists who are motivated by getting a scoop more than by upholding any sort of principles. When you're driven by that, you stop being an informer for the public and start feeding them a spectacle that leads to seeing conflict as a sport where you cheer, rather than a real complex challenge. </p><p></p><p>I think the most resonant line for me was Kirsten Dunst's character saying she was a war journalist overseas because she thought it would make Americans back home see the horror so they'd know better than to let it happen here. The implication being that no, it didn't actually work.</p><p></p><p>Who's to blame for that? </p><p></p><p>I don't think the point is to say that both sides are the same, but to say that you only avoid all this horror if you actually know the truth, and actually Pay Attention.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 9322294, member: 63"] I just got out of seeing it. My take is that clearly the 'villain' is a government that treats journalists as the enemy and that values holding onto power over the truth. That said, there's a vein of criticism in the film aimed against those types of journalists who are motivated by getting a scoop more than by upholding any sort of principles. When you're driven by that, you stop being an informer for the public and start feeding them a spectacle that leads to seeing conflict as a sport where you cheer, rather than a real complex challenge. I think the most resonant line for me was Kirsten Dunst's character saying she was a war journalist overseas because she thought it would make Americans back home see the horror so they'd know better than to let it happen here. The implication being that no, it didn't actually work. Who's to blame for that? I don't think the point is to say that both sides are the same, but to say that you only avoid all this horror if you actually know the truth, and actually Pay Attention. [/QUOTE]
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