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Neill Shaughness

Review by Neill Shaughness Patron

Broadcast News 1987

★★★★★

Watched 17 Jun 2021

Aaron Sorkin wishes.

This might be the most authentic movie I've ever seen. I'm not kidding. This felt like such a real and lived in world. The characters and dialogue seemed so familiar at times I got de ja vu.
The privilege of pretty is so so real, and I'm glad there's a movie that is able to portray just how subtly and insidiously it works.
This is the rare film where I related to all three of the main characters, warts and all. At times in my life I've been blissfully unaware of my own privilege, I've been swallowed in the despair of imposter syndrome, I've felt cheated by other people's privilege, I've been in love with friends and that has lead to jealousy, I've been tortured by crippling anxiety, I've had bouts of crying for no discernable reason, and I've screamed in frustration when everyone else can't see what seems obvious to me. This movie captures all these life experiences exquisitely.
This is not a film to watch for it's photography, though that is ably executed, nor does it have a groundbreaking score. Like most 80s dramas, the visual language takes a back seat, but that's ok, because this script is damn near perfect.

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