Review of The Fifth Estate (2013) by Steve W — 01 Nov 2013
Chronicling the adventures of Julian Assange and the birth of Wikileaks, The Fifth Estate is a very interesting drama about current events. Not unlike The Social Network, it paints a portrayal of a flawed individual who did something incredible, but also had some inner demons that threaten to tear apart their social relationships.
The movie has a good pace and gets very metaphysical near the end, when Benedict Cumberbatch re-enacts Julian Assange's interview about the Wikileaks movie. He states that in order to find the truth, you must find it yourself as someone else will tell you their version of the truth.
The movie is also based on two books not written by Assange, and therefore adapted from someone else's perspective and version of the truth. Julian Assange denounces the movie and says that it has a sinister agenda, which makes for some head spinning assumptions.
One must remember that The Fifth Estate is just a fictional movie based on real life events, and not a documentary. Either way, its still a decent drama with a great performance from Benedict Cumberbatch.
This review of The Fifth Estate (2013) was written by Steve W on 01 Nov 2013.
The Fifth Estate has generally received mixed reviews.
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