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Moving beyond the plot and the intricacies of life at the New Republic though, and into the world of Hollywood producers, writers, and actors, one must also ask about the veracity and credibility of the portrayals of journalistic acumen for the general public. Films such as Alan Pakula's All the President's Men (1976), Peter Weir's the Year of Living Dangerously (1982), or Roland Joffe's the Killing Fields (1984), all present the journalistic morality surrounding slant, sourcing, and frankly, what to exclude to ensure the acceptance of the story. There are more examples about aggressive and expose' hunting reporters, but one asks if Glass is not being shown as the typical, epitomizing print journalism through the eyes of Hollywood, as opposed to the rouge, well-intentioned, but naively arrogant, reporter? (Bowden).
When one replays some of the key scenes in the movie, one is struck by the calm, but budding nervousness Christensen gives to the role of Glass; knowing that there is an inevitability heightens the drama certainly, but it is hard to be repulsed by his "crime," especially when we are reminded that his fall from grace began from a jealous competitor (Forbes Digital Tool) simply tried to verify facts about a 15-year-old computer hacker. The events that followed; Glass creating and back-creating websites, voicemails, email accounts, phone calls, and finally breaking down and admitting his fabrication, are almost too painful to bear, for is a lie any less a lie when told with a smile? (Beckerman).
The real Stephen Glass, who wrote a novel based on his experiences, when asked what he thought of the film, said, "It was very painful for me. It was like being on a guided tour of the moments of my life I am most ashamed of" (Carr). Yet,...
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42.3 (2003): 54. Print.
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293.2 (2004): 146. Print.
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Carr, D. "The Real Star of Stephen Glass's Movie: A Magazine." The New York Times.
19 October 2003. Cited in: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/19/movies/19CARR.html
Douthat, R. "Office Politics." National Review. 59.4 (March 19, 2007): 55. Print.
Ebert, R. "Shattered Glass." Chicago Sun Times -- RogerEbert.Com. 7 November 2003,
Cited in: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070305/1023
Hunter, S. "Shatterred Glass' Pieces Together a Mosaic of Lies." The Washington Post.
7 November 2003. Cited in: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/440016731.html?dids=440016731:440016731&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Nov+7%2C+2003&author=Stephen+Hunter&pub=the+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=C.01&desc=%27Shattered+Glass%27+Pieces+Together+a+Mosaic+of+Lies
"Shattered Glass." Screenplay Transcript. Script-O-Rama.Com. Cited in:
http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/s/shattered-glass-script-transcript-stephen.html
REFERENCES CONSULTED
Beckerman, G. "Facts and Fictions: Shards of Glass." Columbia Journalism Review.
42.3 (2003): 54. Print.
Bowden, M. "When the Front Page Meets the Big Screen." The Atlantic Monthly.
293.2 (2004): 146. Print.
http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/fall2003/features/confirm_deny.php
19 October 2003. Cited in: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/19/movies/19CARR.html
Cited in: http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20031107/REVIEWS/311070305/1023
7 November 2003. Cited in: http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/440016731.html?dids=440016731:440016731&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Nov+7%2C+2003&author=Stephen+Hunter&pub=the+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=C.01&desc=%27Shattered+Glass%27+Pieces+Together+a+Mosaic+of+Lies
http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/s/shattered-glass-script-transcript-stephen.html
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