Hollywood Road - Chapter 709

Back in the hotel room, the Asian reporter found his laptop, began to sort out the fan comments collected today, stored the content recorded by the tape recorder in a separate folder, and sent it to the editor thousands of miles away. Then I opened the document again, recalling the content of the movie I watched this afternoon, and typing on the keyboard, preparing a comment of my own.

Although this reporter has just started to run the Hollywood line, he was a professional film reporter in China before and has a high level of appreciation for movies.

“Murphy Stanton’s new film “Focus” is a film that is quite in-depth and worthy of continuous reflection. Religious groups still occupy a very important weight in Western society. Therefore, such a film that dares to directly criticize the internal system of Catholicism. The work has awe-inspiring courage and strength from the time it was born. Just like those journalists who fight for the truth in the movie, their voice to the whole society shows the positive attitude of public opinion. This attitude is for those who Those who are still enduring silently are an inspiration, a vigilant sting to those who are ignorant and connive, and a direct lashing to those who commit crimes in the name of God. The media obviously has the effect of influencing the guidance of public opinion, so the just conscience of the media is also a country. And the hope of society. Therefore, the scene of the focus team reporters defying hardship and winning the final victory in the film makes me the most excited…”

Of course, as a reporter working for a well-known liberal newspaper in China, his comments are still very targeted.

“Religious beliefs may not be so closely related to the people of the country, but they have a long-standing background and foundation in Western society. Even in modern society, although religious groups no longer control all aspects of Western society like the Middle Ages, its influence But it’s everywhere. Just like the United States, an extremely open and civilized society, its religious influence is far beyond our imagination. I’m currently reading a book by the famous British atheist Richard Dawkins, “The Myth of God” “, there is a section devoted to the prejudice and injustice of the mainstream culture of American society towards atheists, especially the importance of belief to the political life of Americans. He said: For any presidential candidate, it is generally accepted The fact is that confession of belief in atheism is nothing short of a political suicide.”

“The children abused by priests in the film have many similarities: low-income families, no fathers, divorced families, etc. A victim said: “If you are a child from a poor family, religion is very important. When the priest notices you, that’s a big deal. He tells you to clean up the poetry book or throw out the trash. You will feel different from the others, as if the Lord is asking for your help. “The reason why these children are like this The idea is that in Catholicism, priests celebrate mass, perform baptisms, listen to people’s confession and repentance, and even treat people’s illnesses. In the eyes of believers, priests like priests seem to have the glory of God. Therefore, they are valued by priests. That is It’s something to be proud of. But what is irritating is that it is also through this layer of sacred cloak that some clergy have repeatedly extended their magic claws to underage children.”

“The huge data of the Catholic Church involved in the scandal in the movie proves that people cannot be ignorant of such things, let alone inside the church. But why are few people publicly accusing it? The movie provides several points of view: one is that the victims are ashamed of it. The second is the top-down asylum of the church, which will not deal with the clergy who committed crimes and continue to appoint them. Even if victims speak, they are often at a disadvantage in the face of powerful churches, and many cases will be resolved privately; 3. , Occasionally a righteous person speaks for the victims, and they will soon be pressured and harmonized by the omnipresent church forces. The police protect the priests, the lawyers conspire with the church, and the courts seal key evidence for the church…

“Another point is also very important, that is, the public’s silence and indulgence in this matter. Some of these people have a natural fear of authority and low self-esteem; another part of believers will defend the sacred name of the church and the leader. Taboo for the venerable; even more extreme ones will not even believe in people who have plucked up the courage to expose dirty practices. I forgot an example where I saw that my daughter told my mother that the respected pastor in the church was right She had misbehavior. After hearing her daughter’s misfortune, the mother did not complain about her daughter. Instead, she angrily believed that her daughter was slandering the person who was holy in her eyes…”

“It takes great courage to question and challenge authority and power, especially for the media industry…”

At this point, the Asian journalist suddenly stopped his ten fingers tapping the keyboard. For some reason, his thoughts suddenly flew to the country where he lives and works, especially the relationship between power and the media.

His biggest feeling is what is the last name of the American media?

“Focus” is an extremely realistic movie. He has seen quite a few North American media reports, including liberals, right-wingers, conservatives, etc., and they all admit this.

What impressed him most in the movie was the media’s resistance to power…

As a reporter for a southern liberal newspaper, the Asian brain was inevitably eroded by something decadent.

An Asian reporter sitting in front of a laptop, some bold thoughts stimulated by this film that demonstrates the freedom and power of the media, he kept jumping out, and his head became hot when he jumped, and his fingers fell on the keyboard unconsciously. , Knocked into an article.

“After a certain station every year, a certain news program always said that this evening party: in a harmonious and happy atmosphere, it conveyed the positive energy of society and the strong feelings of home and country, and it was praised by the mainstream media and the majority of netizens. A mainstream newspaper always publishes an article “Transmitting Positive Energy” on the front page, and distributes a commentary “Towards Dreams or Ideals”; a review agency publishes a commentator’s article “Together in the whole world”…”

“However, in the social platform composed mainly of ordinary people, everyone’s comments on the party are different, and they are constantly vomiting. Seeing that the party has been mashed into an extended version of network news, it is estimated that most people are watching the process. In the middle of the world, the *** in my heart will run through again and again. Then, why is what everyone sees is different from what the mainstream media evaluates? Are they not the same party? Is it a divided society?”

“The mainstream media’s surname is clear at a glance, and those who don’t want to change their surnames have only one end! The radio and television department requires foreign-funded enterprises not to provide video services within the country and will be completely banned!

“This is our reality. We must accept if we don’t accept it. What’s more, the higher instructions also say that the political direction of news and public opinion work must be put first, and all the work of news, public opinion and media must reflect the will of the ruling party. Reflecting XX’s position, as for evaluation, it is better not to say.”

“Suddenly think about it, the former deputy director of a certain planning bureau was wronged. Because of construction violations, he asked the reporter who came to interview such a question. He said:’Are you going to speak for my boss, or are you going to speak for the public?” As a result, the whole world was shocked by a word. These words were quickly spread across the country as thunder, and the deputy director immediately became an Internet celebrity. Now, the deputy director is the real forward-looking politician, and he foresaw it a long time ago. Something…”

“I have to sigh that the current situation has changed so fast that it is so dizzy that I can’t catch the glasses that have been falling sharply. Very well, this is a beautiful era. We should all shout long live, thank Lord Longen!”

At this point, the Asian journalist’s previous serious film reviews suddenly couldn’t continue. The greatest sense of powerlessness came out. He felt like a **** commenting on the emperor’s **** life. He couldn’t do it, but he said something to others. four……

The education he received from an early age told him that history is always moving forward. Today is better than the past, and the future is better than today. However, the current reality makes him, a media practitioner, very obvious that in terms of media and public opinion, today is worse than yesterday, or even worse than the day before yesterday.

With a long sigh, the Asian reporter marked out the following content separately and saved it in a hidden folder. The things that were written down just now must not be published, otherwise they will definitely lose their jobs, maybe for life. They can no longer work in the journalist industry.

The Asian reporter took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down, and continued to write the serious film review at the beginning.

His fingers flew like flying fingers, and another text appeared in the document.

“Murphy Stanton’s film is very realistic and very warning sign-the breeding of corruption is based on the soil: evil is sheltered from the top down, the so-called authority reputation is wrongly respected and maintained… …”

“Focus” has received unusual attention since it began to be shown at the Toronto Film Festival, not only because the film was based on a real scandal, but also because the scandal involved many clergy.

Perhaps, one shouldn’t have been too surprised at the moral degeneration of the clergy.

With rational thinking, many people should know that the clergy are nothing more than a group of ordinary people, and it is only normal for some of them to make mistakes.

A person will not instantly become morally perfect just because he joins the church. After all, joining the church is still a long process from true soul conversion. The long-term neglect of this process by society has caused the public to hold too much of the clergy. Even the expectation of this is often equated with faith. Therefore, the outbreak of the scandal turns into the destruction of faith. For the devout, surprise is not enough to summarize the collapse of his heart, and anger and disappointment follow. Just like the reporter Mike’s madness after getting the hard evidence in the film and the tears of Grandma Sasha after reading the report.

After spending a few days in Toronto and participating in several promotional activities, Murphy is also preparing to return to Los Angeles.