Volume Two, Issue Two
Movies in Review
The Post
By Mikayla Rochelle
Theatrical Release Poster
“Democracy dies in darkness” has been the motto of the Washington Post since it had gained national accreditation in the 1970’s. Steven Spielberg's The Post brilliantly tells the tale of the Washington Post’s first groundbreaking story, that put them on the same tier as papers like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
The Post is the story of Katherine Graham (Meryl Streep) , the first female publisher of a major newspaper, and head editor of the Washington Post Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) uncovering the infamous Pentagon Papers: leaked government documents that give multiple government secrets, most of the secrets concerning the Vietnam War. The year is 1971, in the middle of the Vietnam War. Katherine and Ben must work together to reach a decision: to publish the secret documents that only The Washington Post has and risk their jobs and the entire paper, or keep the American people out of the light of the truth.
The Post is a great example of the importance of the 1st amendment, most especially the freedom of the press.
The Notebook
By Katie LaGrange
When you think of romantic movies what’s the first movie that comes to mind? The first movie I think of is “The Notebook”. “The Notebook” was made in 2004 and directed by Nick Cassavetes. The movie is set in the 1940’s in Seabrook Island, South Carolina where two lovers, Noah Calhoun, who is played by Ryan Gosling, and Allie Hamilton, played by Rachel McAdams, fall deeply in love, but Allie’s parents disapprove of the relationship and ban her from seeing him. Noah writes to Allie everyday for a whole year but her mother, Anne, intercepts them and Allie never receives them. The summer fling then seemingly comes to an end. Noah then goes off to serve in World War 2 with his best friend Fin, but Fin later dies in battle. Allie goes off and volunteers at a hospital for wounded soldiers and then meets Lon, a young lawyer, and gets engaged to him. Noah returns from battle and sees Allie and her new fiance kissing in a restaurant. He then decides to restore an old, abandoned house that he earlier promised Allie he would get her in order to win her back. Allie gets the news that Noah renovated the house and goes to visit him. They decide to renew their relationship while Allie is still engaged. Allie’s mom decides to finally give her the letters Noah wrote her, Allie decides to call of her and Lon’s relationship and her and Noah can finally be together. The movie then goes to present time where there is a older lady that as dementia. Her husband suffers a heart attack and is also sent to the hospital. He goes to her room in the middle of the night and she is able to remember who he is but worries she will forget again. He then lays down with her, hand in hand and they die peacefully together in their sleep, which is usually the part everyone bawls their eyes out. “The Notebook” is a romantic movie classic. If you’re looking for a special movie to watch with your significant other, “The Notebook” is the perfect movie.