Hollywood Road

After the press conference, the reporters left the movie palace as quickly as possible, sorted out the materials at hand, and delivered them to their respective newspapers, websites or TV stations as soon as possible. In this information age, time is the lifeline of news. Not a second should be wasted.

Alberto Esposito, a reporter from Italian News, almost ran all the way into his car. After getting in the car, he didn't start the car to leave. He took out an Apple laptop, put it on his lap, and turned it on to prepare his press release.

Italian News has great influence in Italy and its surrounding areas, but under the impact of the Internet and new media, it has also created an online version that can list current news at the first time.

On the way back, Alberto Esposito had already called the editor-in-chief of the newspaper and briefly described the situation of the press conference. The editor asked him to prepare a press release immediately and upload it to the newspaper's Internet client , and will appear in the next day's physical newspaper.

In the parking lot near the Movie Palace, there are still many reporters like Alberto Esposito. Murphy Stanton’s words at the press conference just now were too shocking, and they couldn’t wait to go back to the hotel or Elsewhere, the bustle started right above the car.

Alberto Esposito was not disturbed by the outside world at all, propping up the notebook with his legs, and flying his hands quickly on the keyboard. An article that had already been drafted before gradually appeared on the computer screen.

Covering stories like Spotlight is why we're in this business!

You can tell just by looking at the title that Alberto Esposito used the press conference he just attended to praise his work and the movie Spotlight.

Whether it is the content of the movie that Alberto Esposito saw, or the words that Murphy Stanton said, these two aspects do not conflict at all!

Famous director Murphy Stanton's new film Focus is adapted from real events. At the beginning of this century, the Focus special report team of Boston Globe published 70 reports in a row for a whole year, exposing the Boston area. 9o pastors were suspected of sexually abusing boys. This group of reports not only won the Pulitzer Prize in the United States the following year, but also promoted the society’s attention to church corruption. The incident itself is quite topical, but the rhythmic style of the film’s storytelling But extremely calm and calm, the film reproduces the work of the Boston Globe reporter, just like the reporter's reporting process of the incident, rigorous, rational, restrained, but full of passion.

The charm of serious journalism lies in not forcibly selling opinions, avoiding judgments influenced by emotions, rigorously collecting materials, and carefully verifying evidence. In the end, it is to destroy a system, not an enemy. Correspondingly, the script of Focus is also almost impeccable. For example, the victims of the investigation and evidence collection in the film, one is extroverted and the other is introverted and straightforward. The interviews are at different levels, and the dialogues are authentic and credible. The comparison and portrayal are also concise and vivid, and the sentence Why did you go there so long ago makes the film not only question the church, but also demonstrates the principle of introspection that the media should have.

Except for Murphy Stanton's own play, the photography and editing of Focus are as classic as textbooks. The long shots are calm and steady without stealing the content, and the multi-line narrative is edited quickly. What is especially commendable is the performance. The film's biggest star Gathering but no absolute male and female protagonists, Stanton’s party members are all outstanding, the group drama is intense and no one rushes to grab the scene, this kind of collaboration based on individual heroism is just what an excellent news reporting team needs.

In order to play the reporter in the film well, the five main actors and the prototype of the focus report group have had close contact with each other to understand their work habits. Of course, we are too accustomed to using the actors' dedication and experience of life as a means of publicity, but the performance itself is Won't lie. One thing I like about Jonah Hill's Michael when he interviews the victim: sitting across the table,

Michael didn't put his notebook on the table, but quietly took notes with his hands under the table while asking questions, and kept his eyes on the interviewee. I am afraid that only those who have been reporters can understand this kind of details. Face-to-face recording is more like a court trial, and the interviewees are easily offended and distracted.

Focus is the most civilian and professional film. As the director, Murphy Stanton, the most brilliant handling is when the report effect is presented in the second half of the story, almost only for the Pulitzer Prize The word is not mentioned, and the ending is closed at the reader's hotline. The busy newsman replied calmly as always: 'Hello, this is Focus'. Media reporters are among all the 'hero' attribute industries, and most need to consciously keep a distance from the halo. The terse ending is timeless and appropriate.

Although Focus is the best classic film textbook model from content to presentation, I am personally not optimistic about its prospects for winning awards in Venice. Director Murphy Stanton is probably a staunch atheist. The criticism is merciless, pointing out that the church is the most filthy organization in the world, and the awe of religion itself collapses after watching it. This kind of 'offense' will obviously make theists uncomfortable.

In my opinion, the story actually regards the church with powerful power in the secular world as the setting of power control. What Focus presents is the courage and efforts of ordinary people to challenge authority. This is a problem at another level. Reporters should perform their supervisory duties under the premise of full self-examination, which is the core value of the media's fourth power.

Try to watch this movie with calm eyes, but when I heard the line 'Reporting such a story is why we choose this industry', I was still burned. In the era of 'paper media winter', The emergence of Focus has a certain tragic color, and it faithfully portrays the model of journalistic ethics and execution, as if it was an ideal that was talked about yesterday, but now it has become a tribute to the golden age.

It is not because of the emergence of newspapers and television that there are journalists with ideals and responsibilities, but because of 'goodwill' itself, people with ideals and responsibilities have joined the traditional media industry, making excellent news reports, and promoting The progress of society. The kindness and sense of justice shared by ordinary people are always worth writing about, and this is probably the meaning of cherishing movies like Focus and cherishing the shining days of newspapers.

After finishing writing, Alberto Esposito checked and proofread it again, and then logged into the backstage of the 6 Newspaper’s network client and uploaded his article. After just two minutes of internal review, this article appeared on The most eye-catching news headlines on the client side.

After doing this, Alberto Esposito heaved a sigh of relief while leaning on the car seat, but instead of driving the car away immediately, he took out his mobile phone, logged on to Twitter, and searched casually. The news about Focus is already full, and many self-media based on social platforms such as Twitter have obviously responded much faster than traditional media reporters like them.

Instead of moving the car, Alberto Esposito stared at his phone, scrolling through some of the comments on Spotlight.

As an Italian, he is also a Catholic, but because of the industry he is engaged in, while believing in God, he is also wary of God's spokesperson in the world.

His wife once accused him of not being pious enough and bringing up bad children, but today's movie that reflects the facts proves that his vigilance is not wrong, and he may have prevented his children from possible dangers in some ways. harm.

On Twitter, those self-media people who have just watched the film also firmly stand on the position of Focus and Murphy Stanton.

Focus belongs to the kind of slow-heating movie, the first 20 minutes will make people feel bland or even boring, but once the audience follows the actors into the film, they will be deeply attracted and start to feel unrestrained The huge shock in the plot.

The story told in this film is astonishing as it is true. Director Murphy Stanton did not engage in sensationalism, nor severely whipped those beast priests and bishops who knew nothing. But this restraint method gave This film has brought a more powerful shock, we know that the reality is like this, we know that even if the bishop is exposed, he will not be punished, but we are infected by this group of reporters, and we start to think about the entire religious system Now, we started to think about this society, and this movie was a success.

Alberto Esposito nodded and opened another article.

Murphy Stanton did not over-artistically handle the film, and better controlled the balance between the actors. The plot and dialogue were just right, so that the film led the audience step by step with the laying of clues. We made it to the finish line tirelessly.”

Looking back on the whole film, what fills my mind is a large number of character dialogues, eyes and busy figures, a very real case investigation process, no need for mysterious plots, just need the truth to be peeled off bit by bit, every The disintegration of the shell and the revealing of the inner core are enough to make the audience even more nervous, waiting intently to witness the moment when the truth is revealed to the public...

Just like the mainstream media in the United States criticized Catholicism last year, with the release of Focus at the Venice Film Festival, the mainstream media in Europe and even all Western countries also sided with Murphy.

However, as the director of the film, Murphy left Venice with Robert Downey Jr. and other actors on the night of the screening. 8