At the ripe age of 16, I was forced to sit, watch and write a review on All the President's Men. After this movie, I thought becoming a journalist would be the coolest thing in the world. You get to interview people with names like "Deep Throat", constantly be on your feet running from one lead to the next and get to break stories that would shape a nation.
State of Play is this century's All the President's Men. Yes, State is fictional, but it can't help but make you wonder/think/know that these kinds of things are going down on Capitol Hill.
If you aren't aware, Brad Pitt and Edward Norton were originally slated to fill the roles of Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck (respectively). Crowe plays the part of a reporter so well. Dingy apartment, eclectic clothing, followed by driving a car over a decade old and the whole scraggly beard thing. His dedication to the craft of investigative reporting is inspiring: a reporter's work is never done.
Enter Rachel McAdams. She plays the newspaper's savvy new blogger. Loved seeing the conflict, interaction and education going on between here and Crowe. I think any Generation Y-er out there will easily identify with her frustrations and lack of being taken seriously.
The paper they both work for is going down (hello, true story of today's world) and this story, uncovering the mystery of the death around one of Affleck's interns, will make or break the deal. The ending throws in another twist that even I had trouble wrapping my head around, but it's sure to leave you questioning/debating with audience members.
Stay for the credits. It's the best tribute to newspapers I've seen.
State of Play is this century's All the President's Men. Yes, State is fictional, but it can't help but make you wonder/think/know that these kinds of things are going down on Capitol Hill.
If you aren't aware, Brad Pitt and Edward Norton were originally slated to fill the roles of Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck (respectively). Crowe plays the part of a reporter so well. Dingy apartment, eclectic clothing, followed by driving a car over a decade old and the whole scraggly beard thing. His dedication to the craft of investigative reporting is inspiring: a reporter's work is never done.
Enter Rachel McAdams. She plays the newspaper's savvy new blogger. Loved seeing the conflict, interaction and education going on between here and Crowe. I think any Generation Y-er out there will easily identify with her frustrations and lack of being taken seriously.
The paper they both work for is going down (hello, true story of today's world) and this story, uncovering the mystery of the death around one of Affleck's interns, will make or break the deal. The ending throws in another twist that even I had trouble wrapping my head around, but it's sure to leave you questioning/debating with audience members.
Stay for the credits. It's the best tribute to newspapers I've seen.
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