Good Night And Good Luck

I don't have much good to say about George Clooney. Of course I don't know him personally, so my opinion of him is based primarily on the political and social views he has expressed in public. This being said, I found much to my suprise that I really enjoyed this movie. The film is a quick, direct and clear glimpse into the life of Edward R. Murrow, the famous journalist. It is not a biography, rather a chapter in his life which the filmmakers obviously believe captures who Murrow was and what he stood for. David Strathairn plays Murrow (and is nominated for an Oscar) and he does a wonderful job. Strathairn delivers his dialouge with conviction, and I thought that his first speech is one of the best written and delivered of this past year. This film is about beliefs, and people who stand-up for and express them. In a time when there is much debate over news, journalism and truth, it is interesting to see a film that deals with the subject so directly. Is there such a thing as unbiased journalism? Even if you plug the "facts" into a computer and have it write the story, you still chose which information to include/exclude. What seperates Michael Moore from Fox News from CNN from Chritianity Today from, well you get the idea. George Clooney may be on the oppisite ends of the political spectrum, but I think we may agree on something.