This Film Deserves A Higher Rating

Rating: 10/10 (27 June 2019)

Intro:
Good Night, and Good Luck is simple a masterpiece, comparable to Citizen Kane. An accurate retelling of the story of Edward R. Murrow. And it's more than deserving of a rating higher than measly 7.5/10.
The Story:
Telling the story of broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow, and how he seeked to bring down Joseph McCarthy. This film really knows how to bring you into the time period, with the use of black and white (which will go more in depth to later). But mostly the way it's written, taking inspiration from old 50's and 60's films, and presenting itself like a film from that era.
And the film also presents the question, how far can you take journalism? As the Murrow doesn't just say what's going on, but he also presents his thoughts on it, and claims that McCarthy's ways are wrong. Telling the United States government to tell him otherwise. Almost like a sort of war, between him and U.S. government. As both sides present what they think is right the American people.
Another thing to really praise is the dialogue, it's straight to point about the issues, and presented to us like it was from an old 50's film. Again, really bringing the audience into the time period.
It's this so called war in the film, is all done with words. Arguing for or against each others ideals. Crafting a great film about standing up for what you believe in, and not being afraid to stand up for it. At the same time, very little is made up, it was all real. And that's what for me, makes or breaks a historical film, or biography.
It's truly a film rich with atmosphere, interesting characters, and interesting dialogue. And truly, a film with a great story.
The Characters:
Like I said before, very little is made up. So, the characters are all adapted perfectly from their real life counterparts. And along with that, good performances in the mix. It's amazing how this film presents Murrow, as some of the stuff he says about McCarthy is almost unbelievable. Such as, calling him, "Leader of the jackals." It's simply insane some of the stuff they could say back then.
And the same really goes for the supporting characters.
The Visual Style:
As I mentioned before, this's filmed in black and white. And it crafts an interesting and outstanding visual style. Really making it feel like an old film from the mid 20th Century. And as someone who likes black and white films, and if I made a film, it would probably be in black and white, I can appreciate this movie's use of this technique. In my opinion, a very underrated technique, that allows a movie to stand out.
Conclusion:
All I have to say, is thank you. I thank the people that made this movie, for crafting a piece of truly amazing art. And I will always come back to this film, because it's a movie that inspires me, and if I made a movie, (something I wanna do), I would take inspiration from this movie, as well as some others, but they can the spotlight in some other review. So to end this review, watch the film, it might change you like it changed me.