The Post (may contain spoilers)
'Fake News'
Set in the early 1970's. This is an Oscar contender, based on a true story.
The film opens with intense battle scenes from the Vietnam War and then takes some time to introduce the prominent news reporting characters and flesh them out.
The Washington Post managed to obtain evidence of a government cover-up and was considering whether to publish a more comprehensive article about the war after the New York Times had been given a court order not to print any material obtained from the same source.
We see the low tech 'clunky' newspaper production methods of the time, the print room is poised, will they publish or won't they? The middle onwards is filled with suspense, as the Washington Post gambles with their reputation, their shareholders and their employee's careers.
We see the 'news' challenge the authority of the government, what we currently recognise as Trump's 'Fake News'. The film ends where the Watergate story begins.
The film opens with intense battle scenes from the Vietnam War and then takes some time to introduce the prominent news reporting characters and flesh them out.
The Washington Post managed to obtain evidence of a government cover-up and was considering whether to publish a more comprehensive article about the war after the New York Times had been given a court order not to print any material obtained from the same source.
We see the low tech 'clunky' newspaper production methods of the time, the print room is poised, will they publish or won't they? The middle onwards is filled with suspense, as the Washington Post gambles with their reputation, their shareholders and their employee's careers.
We see the 'news' challenge the authority of the government, what we currently recognise as Trump's 'Fake News'. The film ends where the Watergate story begins.
8/10.
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