Review of Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) by Misterthomyorke — 04 Feb 2006
I'm 22 and thought the movie was incredibly powerful. I really think cinema must have died around the time of my birth (maybe at the hands of an increasingly mentally incapable audience) because people nowadays can't handle anything that functions on a more intellectual level (I'm not saying the movie went over the naysayers' heads, just that they demand more in-your-face entertainment - the kind of people who would prefer "Transporter" to "Taxi Driver.
" Oh God, I feel sick...) What this movie is about is the power of the medium of television: how it can be used to shift the course of human history at its best, or serve as an amusing distraction for the masses at its worst.
Oh yeah, and Strathairn was great as Murrow. Murrow's character was incredibly moving and makes you wonder if journalism and the media will ever be used for such a high cause again. His jokes were funny (these might have gone over naysayers' heads since they didn't involve feces or sex).
Also, how was this movie liberal? You conservative critics need to cool it with the "L" word. Logical doesn't equal liberal.
This review of Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) was written by Misterthomyorke on 04 Feb 2006.
Good Night, and Good Luck. has generally received very positive reviews.
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