I just have to rebel. The Post isn't worth anyone's time. This is not to discredit the work of the actors, the writers, costumers, etc. To them I say great job. An excellent cast with good period authenticity and a decent script. Work with the best, get good results.
But to "The Machine" that ultimately chose to pitch, write, finance, and believe in their hearts that The Post could be more...Why make this? What is its purpose? Who is it for? Do we even want this? (Need is different question.)
To me The Post was minutely positioned as Oscar bait to appeal to a literate, intelligent, historically educated, minority, that has an affinity for the power and history of the written word, along with the integrity of journalism. -A production on these themes was to be expected in an age of unchecked facts and the indiscriminate megaphone that is the internet. ( I am a part of this.) Oh, and Trump.
Yet, because this formula has already worked -See All The President's Men- why do anything different? The Post is a recycled hack masquerading as a response to a need, when really it's just the same as it was 40 years ago. We might sell tickets to a story of bygone era where ideals and the law mattered, but it's not what we need. The degree to which The Post misses empathy with the present is astounding. For one, people actually don't like to read (even my blog) and a film about print is in a lot of ways obsolete.
So all of this isn't what really upsets me. Yeah, it's a hack to win an award and make money from fish in a barrel. Yes, you could just watch All The President's Men -and a I would wager a high percentage of the paying audience has. What upsets me is that the people who, in the opinion of the creators and myself, could benefit from its story/lessons will NEVER see it. The Post is just an exercise in curing the healthy.
3.1 out of 5 stars
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