(as posted June 9, 2006; pinoydvd.com)
Clooney has proven himself worthy to be sitting on the director’s chair as this film tackles a really significant issue in American History. Sen. McCarthy accused several people involved in Communism and was violent but successful in his attainment of influence and power. Edward Murrows (Strathairn), on the other hand, a big shot newscaster in CBS network studied carefully on how to bring down the politician with its atrocities in the country. McCarthy had been victimizing people by not giving due process and distorting the true meaning of democracy among Americans.
Factual and very full in depicting how this certain event in American history took place, every inch of the plot is well researched as real-life footages and acting intertwined that presented a close to reality experience. Some of the actual people in the CBS newsroom during those moments, as well as Ed Murrow’s son, were there to assist this portrayal of the event.
More so, Clooney used black and white to put more drama into its characters, showing each and every single emotion of the cast to the scenes, and ultimately not to be distracted by the tools of modern film making. Without a doubt it deserves to be nominated in the Oscars for Best Picture, as well as other nominations (such as cinematography) in its attempt to give us an intelligent and quality film. The suspense was brushed through out the story as this group of media men tried to reveal the ultimate truth for the entire nation.
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