Hello readers,
I shall be writing a short or maybe long film review on Spotlight. Based on actual events that took place between 2001 and 2002, the film focuses on a widely publicised Roman Catholic sex abuse scandals where priests and some members of the church allegedly sexually assaulted young, adolescent children. As a result of over many years, the church tried to cover up the scandals and the team of investigative reporters calling themselves as Spotlight are challenged to expose the truth.
Spotlight starred Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber and Stanley Tucci. The story writing of the film was good and so does the cast's acting performances. Mark Ruffalo and Rachel McAdams were the stars who stood out in the film and it is no wonder they were nominated for Best Supporting Actor and Actress in the upcoming Oscars. The film itself is a thriller with so many questions that would leave audiences wanting to find the answers and judge for themselves based on provenance given. It is understandable why did the children trusted the priests in the church very much, I mean after all they are like a father, trustable and someone you can leaned on. It is disappointing to see that these powerful members of the church robbed the innocence of the children by abusing their authority.
Spotlight also gave us a glimpse on what is like to be someone who wants to tell the truth to the world. The more you keep digging, the more you will find yourself scared. There is a character who (I loosely quoted) said, "If it takes one village to raise a child, it takes one village to abuse a child." I truly agreed with this statement because you see, the power of media depends on the number of people being involved. It takes many people to be involved to get the whole world involved.
If you haven't watched Spotlight, I suggest you to give it a shot. Such inspiring, powerful film of today's media and scandals, I believed it shouldn't be ignored.
Ratings: 7/10
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