Day 8 : 13/01/2018

The Post, Steven Spielberg 

There are world famous events, big moments in life that we are familiar enough in one sentence – we know that Graham Bell invented the phone, Michael Phelps won 8 awards at the Olympics or we know history enough to be able to talk about it. But if we don’t have a particular interest on those subjects, we barely know the backstories, the intensities, the sacrifices or just the casual day to day lives of those characters. That’s why I love watching them written in intriguing ways – and since journalism is a very passionate side of me I really enjoyed every bit of this movie. This movies makes me remember how much I value seriousness about a subject – as boring as it may sound, being intensely connected to something and being able to work with people who try to do their best sounds like heaven to me. Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors whose movies I would chose to watch without hesitation – he is like a sensor for good quality. So seeing him together with Meryl Streep and directed by Spielberg sounded like a good dream which actually came true. This is undoubtedly a compelling movie that deepens your perspective on journalism through its invisible questions.  When you are a journalist and close with the political people can you really know if they are your friends or if they just like to keep you close? Can you give up on their friendship and go against them publicly if needed? If what you have to write is against the government is it better to just risk being closed down and not be able to write at all or are you just gonna go with it and publish your stories? On that note, the most memorable scene for me was when Kay confronted McNamara. It was just so intense that you as a viewer understand the magnitude of what really is going on. The Post, just like Rush (directed by Ron Howard), shows that your rival can also be your best ally and make you a better version of yourself. As the shots, it was a delight to see papers, typewriters, the newsroom environment, the buildings with nice architecture – and those trucks throwing newspapers on the sides of newsstands driving away at dawn. I think the women empowerment side of the story was also at the right dose – it was fun to watch the character arc of Kay. The music is so nice but of course it is – it is by John Williams. A great movie with a pleasant rhythm to go along with.