As he's always done, Clint Eastwood delivers a brilliant depiction of the actual tragic events as the FBI and the press conspired to wreck the life of an American hero. I understand the Atlanta Journal Constitution objected vociferously to the depiction of the head of their lynch mob, Kathy Scruggs, prostituting herself to the FBI (hereafter feebs) to get their pack of lies regarding Mr. Jewell. But who seriously believes she got that information on her feet rather than on her back?
To me, the movie was a good illustration of a phenomenon we've seen time after time before and since these tragic events, the press exercising its First Amendment rights while accepting nor exercising one whit of responsibility in their pursuit. And a good illustration of a too-powerful and corrupted FBI that needs a far tighter leash before using its power to destroy an innocent man.
BRAVO, Clint Eastwood!
To me, the movie was a good illustration of a phenomenon we've seen time after time before and since these tragic events, the press exercising its First Amendment rights while accepting nor exercising one whit of responsibility in their pursuit. And a good illustration of a too-powerful and corrupted FBI that needs a far tighter leash before using its power to destroy an innocent man.
BRAVO, Clint Eastwood!