Quiz Show

How SCANDALOUS! It is interesting to me to watch a movie more than ten years after it came out that still rings true today. A movie my brother watched at a younger age than I and enjoyed. The whole idea of the corruption is always more intriguing to a viewer, ironically. We thrive off of bad news. Hmmm... It is funny to me that something so corny as a quizshow which your grandmother might watch on the daily can also become scandolous and corrupt just like any other occupation. This movie is neat because it is true, and following the quiz show scandals of the 1950's. It provokes many thoughts and questions in my mind about what we watch and what we should really actually believe as the truth. The idea that bad news sells, I realized muhc before this movie was brought to my attention and I have never fully trusted the media because I know not everything is released in news and some or a lot of which is released is very much bias. In this movie... the main character knows better yet he is optimistic about his winnings and tells his wife he wants to do the show forever. Although they already were plotting against him to defeat him with a new contestant. In the long run all 3 of the characters or shall i say contestants are having a hard time dealing with inner beliefs and what is right. It is almost scary that media can do this to us. A fun, loving, family, grandma-watched quiz show could actually be tearing families and the idea of character apart. All of this for what? For money and the simple goal of better t.v. ratings. This doesn't seem legit to me. This movie was very interesting and got me really thinking as it should about the things we consume. I think about my media diet daily. I didn't know I had a media diet before this class. or better worded I didn't pay attention to what I consume and why.