Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Castellini- State of Play

My interpretation of the relationship between free press and democratically elected government is that there is little truth involved. Even when the people are being honest, it always seems as though there is an angle or an agenda. From this film, I took away the corruption that occurs between democratic agencies, the laziness of the press, the mask that congress wears, and the overall theme that each person from every angle took, which was getting ahead is the most important thing, no matter how many people, or how much collateral damage there is or will be. Everyone seems to be looking out for number one.

It is scenes such as when Cal, (despite what his partner in the story suggested and advised) breached ethical wrong when he let Collin’s watch the actual interview, instead of just filling him in. This was done so that Collin’s reaction would have been one that was more susceptible to cooperate to go on record. Cal used Collins to make the story, to heighten the drama of the version he had already planed out. Basically, he put his friend through that so he could get a better story out of it. Similarly, Collin’s put Cal through all of it, the dishonesty, corruption, the “goose chase” of a story only to find out that this had all been a set up to help Collin’s make a certain point. They both (and the movie has several other examples of this) used one another for their own personal and professional advantages. This reveals the sadness, and selfishness that occurs in this world and with these kinds of people at large.



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