Hello Readers! It has been a while. Let's just say I went from having no "spare" time to way too much time to spare in a very quick twist of fate. What does this mean for you? Movies. More of them and in greater frequency.
To start things off (albeit rather lamely), we have "State of Play". Based on a British mini-series from 2003, the film is a political thriller set in Washington DC. It chronicles the story of two Washington Globe writers, Cal & Della (played by Russell Crowe and Rachel McAdams respectively) as they struggle to unravel a corporate conspiracy and a political scandal with Cal's old college roommate and current Congressman Stephen Collins (played by Ben Affleck).
Honestly, the movie isn't that great. I probably won't remember any of the plot by tomorrow morning. However, what "State of Play" does have going for it is a certain reflection upon a small slice of history. Newspapers are a dying endangered species. The film is quietly an homage to reporting and the power of the press. In its closing credits we follow the word on its journey all the way through print through delivery. It's sad and beautiful. Someday soon, it might all be over.
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