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I agree with the above comments. The movie did a nice job portraying the chaotic and confusing Watergate Scandal. It showed how the journalists were struggling to get truths out of those involved in the administration and how scared people were to go against the Presidential administration. Also, the film also did a great job of depicting how touchy of a story this was. If Woodward and Bernstein had been wrong about the scandal, they most certainly would have lost their jobs, as well as Ben Bradley. It did leave me wondering if Bradley was this much of a hard-ass in real life though. --Anna Holman | I agree with the above comments. The movie did a nice job portraying the chaotic and confusing Watergate Scandal. It showed how the journalists were struggling to get truths out of those involved in the administration and how scared people were to go against the Presidential administration. Also, the film also did a great job of depicting how touchy of a story this was. If Woodward and Bernstein had been wrong about the scandal, they most certainly would have lost their jobs, as well as Ben Bradley. It did leave me wondering if Bradley was this much of a hard-ass in real life though. --Anna Holman | ||
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| + | The movie showed how Woodward and Bernstein risked a lot (their jobs and reputations) by covering this story. Also, it showed how technology was very different over thirty years ago. Since this movie was made in the 70s, when this actually happened, it accurately represented how the Washington Post was run. They had used dial phones and phone books. They had to ask other people for phone numbers too instead of looking them up on the internet. They also used typewriters all the time. I think their job would have been easier if the internet existed. But I am not sure how the internet would have affected the entire Watergate scandal. -- Justine R. | ||
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