Not about McCarthy

Rating: Null/10 (22 October 2008)

Many people have commented with complaints that this movie represents McCarthy in an unjust manner, but I think dismissing the film on those grounds alone is ridiculous (and I personally feel McCarthy is fairly represented in the film). This movie WAS about McCarthy and Murrow, but I think it's larger message is speaking about censorship and the media's role in politics. I think this movie uses Murrow's attacks on McCarthy to discuss these topics. Besides, a movie is a piece of art, you can't throw a poem away simply because you disagree with one of the poet's opinions. Yes, I realize that in this case George Clooney was dealing with historical figures, but it's the same concept. Evaluate a movie for its worth as a piece of art, not as a list of ideals. If you don't like what the director is saying about something that does not mean it is a bad movie; it simply means you disagree.