Good Night, and Good Luck

I loved this movie! Great script and cinematography complemented by strong performances all round. Directed by George Clooney, it was all filmed in B&W. The film is set in the 1950’s and centres on the main character Edward R Murrow and his quest to stop Senator McCarthy’s Communist witch hunt. I couldn’t help feeling the morels of this movie are very relevant to the current political climate.

Edward R. Murrow:
“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”

The point here is that it seems clear that America sometimes could do with looking in the mirror before pointing the finger. That said, the same could be said about lots of other countries. But I’m not opening that can of worms.
The main story is supported by some sub plots and although I’ve heard other people say that they go nowhere, I feel that they do help in showing the cultural climate in which people were living at that time. We have come a long way in terms of human rights since the 1950’s through out the world be lets face it we have a long way to go yet!
It’s alleged by IMDB to have been a greyscale set filmed in colour and touched up but I’m not convinced that this is true. Someone in IMDB having a laugh maybe?