The Post Reflection
”The only way to assert the right to publish is to publish.” (Ben Bradlee)
If I had to be completely honest, before watching this movie, I did not have low expectations of this movie ━ I had none at all.
It was an adult-centered movie. No humor, no flying helicopters blasting guns, no awesome cliche soundtracks, and well no factors that filled my criteria of movies that I would watch as a young teen.
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As I am writing this now, it is quite a funny thing that I now think the opposite. Sure it lacked the blockbuster effects I love but it offered me something great in return.
There were no superheroes. None at all. There were, however, adults dealing with real-life problems equally worthy of the same praise Superman would get when he saves dozens of citizens in a falling school bus.
It gave me a feeling of awe at how people of the Washington Post publish what is right for the people to know. It was an extremely high risk to go against the government and publish their wrongdoing but they were very brave to assert their right.
It made me realize just how important media really was and that I took it for granted. Media is words but it is more than just words. The risks, the dangers, the courage.
Being able to see the process of how the Washington Post came to publish the secrets of the government of the Vietnamese war gave me a deeper understanding of how media really is.
It is a great movie that taught me that people have the right to know and the right to fight for it. I am quite happy overall with the movie and recommend this to gain a deeper knowledge regarding the press.
