Review of The Insider (1999) by Biagiu R — 12 Sep 2010

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Long live newspapers, journalists hooray, hooray the free press. Why? Because a free press is the mirror of the nation, citizens are reflected in it. The journalists free from the constraints of so-called big powers, are educators. A piece of news, politics, can be told in a thousand ways. The question is - I am a journalist when I write, I hide behind my writing, or are in front of it and so proud of? My words are fertile for my readers? Help young people to think? Help solve a problem? In short, they help to grow? People always deserve the best respect. This is democracy and that is why our fathers died. For this ideal still die. I will take up this discussion further, talking about my Italy. And now within the film. When the truth "produces" welfare, that is the feel good in physical terms, of a community, even frighteningly shaky financial empires. The bearer of Truth, however, always has a price, sometimes very high, in terms economic and psychophysical. But if you are lucky enough to share your truth with a decent man, of sound principles, that truth produces pain is shared, this sharing improves decision-making skills and translating them into voluntary acts determined. This is what happens to the two main protagonists of the film. The first is a scientist, dr. Jeffrey Wigand (R. Crowe), put out the door by Brown & Williamson company that produces cigarettes. The second is Lowell Bergman (A. Pacino), one of the leaders of the popular journalism program "60 Minutes "on CBS. Lowell and Wigand will create, with their conscious choices, to one of the most famous investigations and follow U.S. and beyond. This investigation will lead the multinational "blondes" to pay a very heavy compensation for damage (diseases and deaths) caused by tobacco. Wigand reveals on live television that the His company adds chemicals that create dependency. Consequences of this are, of course, more sales and higher revenues. But what will the price pay for the two protagonists? What will become of peace, economic security, marriage? What role will the wives? There is freedom of information general? The strong powers, political, economic, influencing what information? A many millions of dollars compensation amounts required by 50 states, the tobacco companies? Michael Mann, director and screenwriter Eric Roth (Forrest Gump) gives us a gem. For an Italian, Dante Spinotti, was entrusted with the photo of the film. One last thing: "Seven nominations and no statue. Why? These are movies that you mark, leave an indelible mark on your soul. In schools, these films must enter the front door. You should discuss compare, clarify any doubts. The words hurt and sometimes fatal. The language, a body so small, it produces infinite damage. Words fly, writings remain. "Verba volant, scripta manent." Careful what you write.

Good Ciak!