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Rating: 10/10 (5 August 2015)

pre 911 film dealing w s.o.b.'s of the world. the powerful. elite. the world's changed so much since this film which is filled w such brilliance in most every aspect of production. i wish the same cast and crew and director of course would make a film about the financial meltdown of 2008.
we're all too aware of the dark parts of humanity in 2015.
seems like the internet has homogenized thought opinion and expression. i remember more diversity out there a decade and more ago. it's as if citizens, journalists, are afraid of original opinion, thought, instincts.
watched interviews lately, Ethan Hawke on Sam Jones' show, Colin Farrell on Charlie Rose, and others, where adults, at least perhaps the more sensitive artistic ( read, aware) have some deep questions about the world, maturity privacy and identity as the brave new world turns.
what is it about the dark aspect of man, especially at the top, that makes the world increasingly uneasy and suspect? why isn't it about righteousness and equity etc. about dignity, humanity, the spirit and awe of creation and all in it?
is it simply the nature of the lions bringing down the lambs? or maybe they've just never had the opportunity or environment for emotional, spiritual or IQ maturation.
whatever the case, there's always a pendulum swing. truly noble acts. even in the retelling of a true story such as this.
movies like The Insider, Michael Clayton, etc. show us that nobility in the face of such raw indifference. idk.