Good Night, And Good Luck

I had previously seem this movie, and loved it. I was excited when Ms Sotosky decided to show it in class. Not only does it give a great representation of how life, radio, and TV was back in the day but of the powerful effect it had on people. Which is still very true to this day.

There were a couple quotes in this movie that I found to be very powerful. The first was, "We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home". This was very true back in the 1950's and is still true today. When i first herd this quote back in 2005 when Good Night, And Good Luck was first released, the first thing that came to mind was the war in Iraq.

The second, and more powerful quote, was this one: "We have currently a built-in allergy to unpleasant or disturbing information. Our mass media reflects this. But unless we get up off our fat surpluses and recognize that television in the main is being used to distract, delude, amuse, and insulate us, then television and those who finance it, those who look at it, and those who work at it, may see a totally different picture too late". This really hit that spot in my mind that makes me think hard. I thought about this quote, analyzing it over and over in my head. At the end I found myself agreeing with it completely. I hope this quote was stuck in the minds of others as well, for it spoke truth then and speaks even louder truth in this day and age!

Ms Sotosky had made a comment at the end of class saying that George Clooney (the director) had to completely fiance this movie on his own, almost having to put a mortgage on his home. This too is the reason why the movie was in black in white, besides adding to the feel of the 1950's, it's much cheaper to produce a film in black and white then in color. I had no idea about this, and am so thankful this movie was able to be released.