By Emilio Frenk.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rys, Alisson Brie, Jesse Plemons, Zach Woods and Michael Stuhlbarg.
Rating: Excellent.
Two Time Academy Award Winning Director Steven Spielberg, teams up with also Three Time Academy Award Winner Meryl Streep and Two Time Academy Award Winner Tom Hanks in “The Post”, a movie that people will be talking about it for a long time.
Based on true events, the movie tells the story of Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) a hardworking editor who works at The Washington Post with female publisher Kay Graham (Meryl Streep).
Both of them will cover up a story that involved four United Presidents about the Vietnam War. This story will be known as The Pentagon Papers and is the brave story of a Newspaper who against all odds, uncovered the truth risking everything, even going to prison for publishing a story that eventually shocked the country.
With “The Post” Steven Spielberg not only directed a brilliant movie but also I consider he´s most challenging since he directed an A list cast in this film.
The screenplay written by Liz Hannah and Academy Award Winning Writer Josh Singer got into so much detail and the amount of research that they both made for this film was unbelievable and did pay off.
What really helped is the fact that Singer wrote a journalistic investigation in 2015´s “Spotlight” which earned him the Academy Award and knows this type of stories from head to toe. Him and Liz Hannah did an amazing job and created a unique and powerful story.
Steven Spielberg´s directing as usual was top of the notch and not only directed a movie that looks visually impressive but he got the best of his cast, specially in Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks.
The music from John Williams plays a key role in this film. The movie is engaging and is filled with tension since the movie tells about government secrets and what really led to the Vietnam war in the 60´s.
The movie by moments has clichés but are totally justified. Spielberg has been known for having this moments for most of his career but he is one of the most brilliant minds in film and "The Post" proves this point.
In the times that we are living know, a movie like this needed to be told. Hopefully this movie can be an influence for the next generation of filmmakers and for people who want to make a career in journalism.
“All The President´s Men” by Alan J. Pakula, “Spotlight” by Tom McCarthy and “The Post” I consider them the movies that revolutionized journalism in America and everyone needs to see them.
Like I mentioned before, “The Post” is a movie about people who were brave and defied a system that wanted to control them through threats if they dared to speak the truth.
This is a movie of people who we have to see as role models and I consider “The Post” one of the most influential movies that I have seen in a long time.
“The Post” is a movie that I´m sure that will be in the attention of next year´s awards season. I highly recommend it and I hope that every film school in the world shows this film not only from a filmmaking point but as an example of courage as well.