Went to see this movie because I heard it being compared to 'All the Presidents Men'. From start to finish I was engrossed in this movie.The acting was superb,Mark Ruffalo really played his part with passion. The subject of the movie,clerical child abuse, is harrowing,but nonetheless it is a story that has to be told. We should never forget all those children who for decades faced abuse at the hands of priests whom they trusted and looked up to. It is sickening to to see in the movie how the Catholic church tried at every turn to cover up the abuse perpetrated by its priests.'Spotlight' brings the stories of abuse victims to light,and while there is good and bad in everyone,those that abuse the trust others put in them should be prosecuted and not have their crimes covered up,whether it be by the Catholic Church or anyone else.I would highly recommend this movie,go and see this.While their is a sad story being told the actors and director brought this story to light vividly. There is a tension in the movie that keeps you interested until the very end.
An Important Film
gavin6942
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Going into awards season, "Spotlight" was the early front-runner. And after the nominees were announced, it has remained a favorite. More than a handful of award nominations surround it, and we should expect it will get at least one, if not a few.
Will it get an award for best screenplay? Certainly it has the chops to do so, as it has made journalism interesting again, the first film to do since since "All the President's Men". And it addresses the Boston clergy scandal in a fair way. This is not a smear campaign, but an honest look. Even the Church itself has accepted and praised the film. Vatican Radio, official radio service of the Holy See, called it "honest" and "compelling" and said it helped the Catholic Church "to accept fully the sin, to admit it publicly, and to pay all the consequences." Luca Pellegrini on the Vatican Radio website wrote that the Globe reporters "made themselves examples of their most pure vocation, that of finding the facts, verifying sources, and making themselves—for the good of the community and of a city—paladins of the need for justice."
There are two acting awards to look at. Michael Keaton was projected to be nominated, but was not. In his place, we have two supporting actors: mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams. For whatever reason, the actress roles year after year are generally not very strong, and this may allow McAdams to sneak by. She is not outstanding by any means, but better than her usual self. But Jennifer Jason Leigh seems to be the front-runner, and Rooney Mara is also someone to watch. This is not your year, Rachel.
Mark Ruffalo has a better shot. He has gone all out, and this may be his finest performance yet. For a guy who appeared in such films as "13 Going on 30", he has really distinguished himself. The intensity here. There is one clear "Oscar scene" where Ruffalo stands up to Keaton's character. His biggest hurtle, though, will probably be Mark Rylance ("Bridge of Spies"). They are two very different performances, but the Academy's tendency to give out "lifetime achievement awards" makes me suspect it will tip in Rylance's favor.
Tom McCarthy as best director? Clearly if a film can be best picture the director deserves a chance to be best director. The two are almost always linked. But McCarthy has a strike against him: the Adam Sandler film "The Cobbler". Are people ready to forget about that? Probably. But yet, it seems like Inarritu ("The Revenant") may be taking this one... for the second year in a row, if memory serves me.
Now, of course, that leaves best picture. As noted, the hype is there, the push is there, if you were involved in an Oscar pool this would be the wise bet. For me, it is a fight between "Spotlight" and "The Martian". But I probably stands alone on that, and the reason is because "Spotlight" is the more important film.
"The Martian" is a hopeful story, but "Spotlight" focuses on the importance of journalism and standing up for what is right. The film is even more important today than when the scandal happened because of the Internet. And they hint at that in one scene where a priest tells his congregation that the Internet cannot make faith obsolete. The real message is that the Internet cannot make good journalism obsolete. Papers may be shutting down or merging, but good reporting will always have its place... and thank goodness we have the folks at Spotlight to do that sort of work for us.
A must-see movie
Justin Firestone
Spotlight is a great movie and it's a powerful movie. I hope that everyone sees it if only to reinforce the harsh reality that there are evil, corrupt, and powerful people in the world who use that power to increase that power, instilling fear and pain in the meek and poor.
Every scene builds exactly as it must, step by step, increasing in the shocking revelation that not only were some Boston priests getting away with child rape for decades, but a lot of people knew it. Worse yet, the people who had the power to stop it didn't because no one had the guts to stand up to the power or majesty of the church. Indeed, even the reporters at the Boston Globe had to face that even they botched several early chances to stop the abuse, but either the truth seemed too shocking to be real, or their own religious beliefs closed their eyes to reality.
Given the global scope of the child rape scandal, it shocks me that anyone with a strong religious belief could remain an active member in the Catholic church. Possibly the most shocking moment comes just before the end credits, when we briefly see pages of cities in America where rape scandals occurred, then pages of cities around the world where rape scandals occurred.
Michael Keaton is good, but not as inspired as in Birdman. Mark Ruffalo has a good yell to inspire Oscar tremors. Actually, everyone is very good in the movie, especially Stanley Tucci as the misunderstood grump with a heart of gold, and even Liev Schreiber, who plays a man with no emotion about as well as anyone could. The actors portraying the victims do excellent jobs as well, never letting terror or discomfort overcome the need to tell their stories.
There's only one scene that seemed off: a little halfway through, a group from the Spotlight team are in the basement archives, and Michael Keaton doesn't have his reading glasses , so he awkwardly states he can't read without his reading glasses. That's a goofy insert at an awkward time, and could have been handled much more fluidly. Other than that, this is surely a must-see of 2015.
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gavin6942
The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Going into awards season, "Spotlight" was the early front-runner. And after the nominees were announced, it has remained a favorite. More than a handful of award nominations surround it, and we should expect it will get at least one, if not a few.
Will it get an award for best screenplay? Certainly it has the chops to do so, as it has made journalism interesting again, the first film to do since since "All the President's Men". And it addresses the Boston clergy scandal in a fair way. This is not a smear campaign, but an honest look. Even the Church itself has accepted and praised the film. Vatican Radio, official radio service of the Holy See, called it "honest" and "compelling" and said it helped the Catholic Church "to accept fully the sin, to admit it publicly, and to pay all the consequences." Luca Pellegrini on the Vatican Radio website wrote that the Globe reporters "made themselves examples of their most pure vocation, that of finding the facts, verifying sources, and making themselves—for the good of the community and of a city—paladins of the need for justice."
There are two acting awards to look at. Michael Keaton was projected to be nominated, but was not. In his place, we have two supporting actors: mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams. For whatever reason, the actress roles year after year are generally not very strong, and this may allow McAdams to sneak by. She is not outstanding by any means, but better than her usual self. But Jennifer Jason Leigh seems to be the front-runner, and Rooney Mara is also someone to watch. This is not your year, Rachel.
Mark Ruffalo has a better shot. He has gone all out, and this may be his finest performance yet. For a guy who appeared in such films as "13 Going on 30", he has really distinguished himself. The intensity here. There is one clear "Oscar scene" where Ruffalo stands up to Keaton's character. His biggest hurtle, though, will probably be Mark Rylance ("Bridge of Spies"). They are two very different performances, but the Academy's tendency to give out "lifetime achievement awards" makes me suspect it will tip in Rylance's favor.
Tom McCarthy as best director? Clearly if a film can be best picture the director deserves a chance to be best director. The two are almost always linked. But McCarthy has a strike against him: the Adam Sandler film "The Cobbler". Are people ready to forget about that? Probably. But yet, it seems like Inarritu ("The Revenant") may be taking this one... for the second year in a row, if memory serves me.
Now, of course, that leaves best picture. As noted, the hype is there, the push is there, if you were involved in an Oscar pool this would be the wise bet. For me, it is a fight between "Spotlight" and "The Martian". But I probably stands alone on that, and the reason is because "Spotlight" is the more important film.
"The Martian" is a hopeful story, but "Spotlight" focuses on the importance of journalism and standing up for what is right. The film is even more important today than when the scandal happened because of the Internet. And they hint at that in one scene where a priest tells his congregation that the Internet cannot make faith obsolete. The real message is that the Internet cannot make good journalism obsolete. Papers may be shutting down or merging, but good reporting will always have its place... and thank goodness we have the folks at Spotlight to do that sort of work for us.
A must-see movie
Justin Firestone
Every scene builds exactly as it must, step by step, increasing in the shocking revelation that not only were some Boston priests getting away with child rape for decades, but a lot of people knew it. Worse yet, the people who had the power to stop it didn't because no one had the guts to stand up to the power or majesty of the church. Indeed, even the reporters at the Boston Globe had to face that even they botched several early chances to stop the abuse, but either the truth seemed too shocking to be real, or their own religious beliefs closed their eyes to reality.
Given the global scope of the child rape scandal, it shocks me that anyone with a strong religious belief could remain an active member in the Catholic church. Possibly the most shocking moment comes just before the end credits, when we briefly see pages of cities in America where rape scandals occurred, then pages of cities around the world where rape scandals occurred.
Michael Keaton is good, but not as inspired as in Birdman. Mark Ruffalo has a good yell to inspire Oscar tremors. Actually, everyone is very good in the movie, especially Stanley Tucci as the misunderstood grump with a heart of gold, and even Liev Schreiber, who plays a man with no emotion about as well as anyone could. The actors portraying the victims do excellent jobs as well, never letting terror or discomfort overcome the need to tell their stories.
There's only one scene that seemed off: a little halfway through, a group from the Spotlight team are in the basement archives, and Michael Keaton doesn't have his reading glasses , so he awkwardly states he can't read without his reading glasses. That's a goofy insert at an awkward time, and could have been handled much more fluidly. Other than that, this is surely a must-see of 2015.
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