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Assignment:Imagine that you are a film critic for a major newspaper. Watch and write a 3-4 page critique of one of the films listed belowbeing certain to include a discussion about how the film portrays the role of the media. Be sure to support your conclusions with evidence and logical arguments. This should not be a simple summary of the movie but rather a critique and an analysis. Check out"What is a Movie Review and How to Write It"(Links to an external site. before you get started.		(Links to an external site.)before you get started.	(Links to an external site.)				All the President’s Men		(1976)	This movie describes how two young reporters from the Washington Post broke and pursued the story of the Watergate scandal (1972 - 1975).			The Insider		(1999)this film describes the efforts of a disgruntled tobacco company executive and of a producer at CBS news to bring the activities of the tobacco industry to the attention of the public. The movie also describes the interference with the exposé by CBS management and how the producer had to go around management to break the story.			Spotlight (2015)	Based on the true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered a massive cover-up of child molestation within the local Catholic Archdiocese	Wag the Dog (1997)The movie's story line involves a sex-obsessed U.S. president in the middle of a reelection campaign whose advisers stage a fake war in Albania to distract voters from the scandal.	The Post (2017)This film based on a true story tells the story of how Katharine Graham publisher ofThe Washington Post, and hard-nosed editor Ben Bradlee join forces to expose a decades-long cover-up. But the two must risk their careers –– and their freedom –– to bring truth to light in this powerful film with a celebrated cast.	General Guidelines	Review should be 3-4 pages long, typed and double-spaced. No outside research or commentary on the film is required. However, if outside sources are utilized, proper citations must be used.	Pay attention to spelling, grammar and usage as they form part of your final grade.RubricEssay Rubric (4)Essay Rubric (4)						Criteria			Ratings			Pts									This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFollows DirectionsFollows Directions																									20ptsFull Marks							0ptsNo Marks																					20pts										This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSpelling, Grammar, Usage																									20ptsFull Marks							0ptsNo Marks																					20pts										This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThesis																									5ptsFull Marks							0ptsNo Marks																					5pts										This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnalysis																									55ptsFull Marks							0ptsNo Marks																					55pts										Total Points:100

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Title: Critique of a Film
· Spotlight (2015)
Contents
Introduction to the Chosen Movie ‘Spotlight’	3
Main Idea of ‘Spotlight’	3
Plot of ‘Spotlight’	3
Music of ‘Spotlight’	4
Characters in ‘Spotlight’	5
Final Evaluation	5
Conclusion	6
Works Cited	7
Introduction to the Chosen Movie ‘Spotlight’
On January 6, 2002, the subscribers of Boston Globe chose their local paper and witnessed a headline: “church allowed abuse by priest for years.” The writer of the story of the movie, Spotlight (2015), was Michael Rezendes who was a reporter of the spotlight team employed for investigation.
The uproar from those stories was so much sustained all over that by December of the year 2002, there was a step-down incident of Cardinal Bernard Law, the archbishop belonging to Boston. He issued a statement in which he asked forgiveness as well as apologized for his shortcomings and mistakes. The ‘Spotlight’ team was awarded with the Pulitzer Prize in the year 2003. 
Main Idea of ‘Spotlight’
The main idea of the movie ‘Spotlight’ is the story of the investigation of the incident. It is a great story based on a newspaper headline. It belongs to the old school model and calls for obvious comparisons with movies such as “All the President’s Men”. It can also be compared with the movie, Zodiac. Both the movies have a similar kind of devotion to the part of newspaper reporting (Venegas). The truth shown in the edition as well as the description of evil contained in it can be a permanent wound in the hearts of millions but still it needs revelation.
Plot of ‘Spotlight’
The movie ‘Spotlight’ opens with a set of prologues in a police station situated in Boston in 1976, which shows a distraught mother expressing charges about sexual molestation against a priest named Father John Geoghan. The police officers are told not to discuss or disclose about the incident. The main course of action began as early as in 2001 with the Boston Globe getting a new editor in chief by the name Marty Baron (Venator).

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