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Product Name: Spotlight [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray/DVD] [2 Discs] [2015]
UPC: 025192328237
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome!
Love the story line, shows the unmasking of the pedophiles and how everyone else but the pedophile priests were masking the problem. The problem was no one was willing to do this and until someone does thinks continue the same. Great acting, I understand why they won for movie of the year
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Excellent Movie, Broken Case
“Spotlight” as a movie is amazing and deserved the Oscar for Best Picture! I ordered this DVD online and it was shipped to my home. My problem is the the inside of the case was broken. The part in the middle that holds the DVD in place, a piece has broken off in the case causing the DVD to slide back and forth in the case (fortunately, it did not cause any scratches to the DVD). It was disappointing. But, the movie itself is fantastic!
Spotlight is a much smaller movie compared to many of the big costume dramas and historical epics that are released around Oscar season starting in October that compete for the Best Picture statue.
That's not to say that period movies and costume dramas don't have their place but this movie was positively refreshing.
There were no big, loud scene stealing performances and no big orchestral scores or moments that tugged at your heartstrings. Spotlight simply presented the working life of investigative reporters that usually remain in the shadows of print journalism because all we really see as average citizens is the end result and not all the work that goes into bringing a story to the public.
The focus of the investigation is disturbing and may not to be appropriate for those under 17 (the movie is Rated R) as it has to do with the child abuse scandal that shook the Catholic Church to it's foundations in the early 2000's.
And as important as the story is, as critical as it was to reveal the truth about what went on and to bring the issue to the public so justice could be served and the voices of the abused would no longer have to remain silent, the movie could have been about any important case that needed to be brought to the public's attention.
That's the beauty of the film. It's universal message is that the search for truth is one of the most important duties of any true journalist and is also what functional societies should be built on: the consistent demand for truth and accountability so no crime or wrong doing does unnoticed, no matter how small or powerful the perpetrator is.
So whether it's the Flint water crisis or investigations into our Presidential candidates or the recent stories about police abuse and use of force or the even the Heroin epidemic that claims thousands of lives every year, Spotlight brings much needed attention to the fact that journalists are one of the key protectors of our democratic values because they seek the truth and see it as their duty to bring it to our attention.
So whether you appreciate movies about true stories or want to understand more about how print journalism work (this movie ranks among the best on the subject up there with All The President's Men) or like intelligent movies that are understated but well crafted then you will like this movie.
The audio and visuals are solid on blu ray and dvd and the package comes at good deal with an HD digital copy to watch the movie on the go on your portable devices.
So if you missed Spotlight in theaters and like award season movies do yourself a favor and watch this great film.
It's a tough subject but you will walk away knowing a little more about how our modern world works and may even look at your newspaper and what they do a little differently.
