Brief Review of two films

After watching both films entitled “Daniel Ellsberg: The Most Dangerous Man in America” and “Good Night and Good Luck!”, I was surprised by those people who, despite all the risks and threats from the American government, found the courage and bravery to publish facts that were considered secret and not subject to public disclosure.

The first film, that is, a film dedicated to a man Daniel Ellsberg, talks about all the trials and difficulties during the Vietnam War and how the 5 presidents of the United States of America frankly lied to their people while they pursued an ambiguous goal with their policies. During the conflict in Vietnam, as it was said in the film, the rulers of our country did not seek to maintain peace and tranquility in South Vietnam, but everyone in unison argued that the measures introduced in Vietnam were intended and pursued precisely this goal. In fact, American politicians literally sought not to fall face down and preserve the US reputation on the world stage, while thousands of young men and men died on the battlefield. This man, Daniel Ellsberg, served as a lever that opened the door to the right of ordinary Americans to know what politicians are doing and to participate in all political affairs. He revealed secret documents revealing obscene lies that the US presidents fed the American people for decades, thereby hiding the truth, and keeping the real facts about what goals the United States pursued in Vietnam. Dan Ellsberg managed to transfer copies of classified data to 17 different newspaper publishing houses. Ellsberg was sentenced to 115 years in prison on spying charges against the Pentagon. Despite all the attempts of the United States government to put Ellsberg in jail, human strikes and rallies, which by that time had reached colossal proportions, did not allow this verdict to be fulfilled and the United States Supreme Court refused to consider this case. Although most Americans saw the hero of the time in Ellsberg, none of the Pentagon employees wanted to mention the name of the “spy” out loud. Shortly after the secret materials were exposed by Ellsberg, President Richard Nixon was impeached by the US Congress and then resigned of his own accord. Another 90 days after his resignation, the Vietnam War stopped and the American soldiers were able to return home to those who were so sincerely waiting for them.

Another movie, “Good night and good luck!” talks about the threat of communism and the strict checks by the American government on all residents of the United States. The main character, Edward Morrow, was a journalist and main reporter for the CBS studio, who did not stand aside, but on the contrary, defended American citizens for the right to immunity and did everything he could to protect them from false accusations of communist involvement. Thus, he and his team achieved the release of one of the lieutenants of the American army from the jail and even the restoration of his rank and service. Senator Joseph Raymond McCarthy, who was promoting anti-communist policies in the country at the time, could not oppose the freedom of American speech and the American press. In the end, many of the CBS staff suffered from reports compiled and conducted about the political views of the American government. However, people finally learned the truth and were able to live without looking behind their backs, in fear of finding another communist there.

I think that both films reveal the lies that the American government is stuffing Americans with. After the publication of the secret materials by Ellsberg, people had an idea whether they were doing the right thing, when they fully relied on their politicians, and whether it was true that their activities always upheld the freedom of the American people, or this slogan long ago had no real meaning.

I received inexhaustible pleasure when watching these films and I am sure that from now on I will look at the actions of the rulers of our nation from another point of view, which will impose as much criticism and necessity of proof as possible, because what happened in different years of the 20th century inspires distrust of the current government and raises the idea that these cases of concealing reliable information can be repeated in the future. Therefore, for my part, I urge as many people as possible to watch these two movies and ask themselves: does our country have the right to establish freedom in other countries abroad, if there is no such within our country?