Network, 1976, Comedy (Satire)
Plot: An anchor for a national news network rants with much foul language, the network executives notice this and capitalize on it by creating a network of untraditional characters.
Thoughts: An extremely satirical film, it did the same thing that Anchor Man tried to do but better. Instead of being an outright comedy, the actors performed as if they were attempting to win Oscars (which writer Paddy Chayefsky won for the film). It was ridiculous, but makes you think about exactly what we watch on TV. I really enjoyed the long speeches that one of the characters broke into in every scene.
The cinematography was well done, capturing the darkness of the boob tube’s shadow of ignornace. A really funny movie about the TV business.
3.7/5
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