Blanchett and Redford ductile media scandal – Adresseavisen

Political thriller about journalism, based on real events, with Robert Redford in the central role, associations for most people who have followed the American film also in the last century. In media circles need hardly say, “All the President’s Men” (1976) to make speeches about freedom of speech, revealing journalism and Watergate.

“Truth” is based on Mary Mapes autobiographical book from 2005 about the case which made that same year she was fired as nyhetsproducer in CBS: A staple of “60 Minutes” during presidential campaign in 2004 with critical light on the military record of George W. Bush. Weft, which CBS later regretted, also led to the end of the career of one of the most respected television journalists in the United States, Dan Rather.

Cate Blanchett player Mary Mapes, while Robert Redford plays Dan Rather. In the US, “Truth” created discussions as a kind of echo of the scandal in 2004 that the film is about. It is possible to discuss how true “Truth” in fact, about perspective and what it does not say. My main objection to the movie is that it’s not particularly well made.

Registry Debutant James Vanderbilt has previously written one of the best films from the journalist environment in recent times, David Fincher’s “Zodiac” (2007). Here he butters on with high-flown media pathos, which neither history or actors need.

The portrayal of the reporter team looking at evidence that President Bush using powerful backers sneaked away Vietnam War and received covered over dubious “hole” in the military career, is well told. Blanchett is good as an experienced, award-winning journalist who feel that bloggers on the right side, other media and eventually her bosses criticizing examinations of source material in a heated issue that may decide the presidential election.

One of the film’s interesting points is how spins and drives the evidence in a case, you can mute your attention to the unacceptable conditions case was about. As drama about the relationship between media and those in power, set the movie CBS in a bad light. Mary Mapes portrayed as an undeserved reviled completely figure in American journalism. For non-Americans are Redfords portrait of Dan Rather too vague.

Pending of the upcoming Oscar-mentioned pressure drama “Spotlight” is unfortunately “Truth” into the range of movies from the media industry is more interesting in history – and better on paper – than on canvas. The film is surprisingly old-fashioned in approach, disappointing pompous in style. Top People in several joints and interesting history gives film the point to be pretty bad, and worth discussing.