Saturday, July 10, 2010

Fallen

Shattered Glass, an interesting flick. It presents a window into the life of employees for major magazines. It also presents a window into a scary sort of world. This is fear beyond the stress of working in such an environment. It is about fabricating stories. Being an entertainer and posing as a journalist. The very nature of journalism is to do research so you may present the truth to your readers/listeners/whathaveyou, not to lie in order to be well-liked and respected.

Shattered Glass made me think of something else that disturbed me... if the news magazine in the movie was really as powerful as it was said to be, that it can affect politics and policies, then there should definitely be no room for error. They have a duty to print truth, anything else is unacceptable. Borderline criminal, as well. I believe Liable is a lie in print? Ah, well. It just goes to show ya, always fact check your shit. I've gotten into trouble for not doing that in conversations with friends of mine. I have since learned.

At any rate, I would recommend that you check this flick out! It definitely changeds in tone and feel along with events in the movie quite well... keeps the viewer engaged in more ways than just amusement.

1 comment:

  1. An afterthought: A certain internet meme comes to mind, now that I've thought about this movie more... Pics or It Didn't Happen.

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