The movie did have some moments of "truthiness". These scenes occurred when a specific source was omitted. There were so many names and sources that it was difficult to include them all. The film would then portray the writers coming up with ideas/leads on their own, especially from Carl Bernstein. However I think that the portrayal of the editors was so accurate that it made truth win out. Bob Woodward said, "We appreciated the questioning of our editors; Ben Bradlee is a great editor because of what he kept out of the paper as much as for what he allowed in. Bradlee believed what we had. The problem was proving it and publishing stories that were as credible as possible. That meant sending us back for more reporting, rewriting and focus—an essential part of any news or investigative story."
- Michelle Dastrup
During the research of this film we found out that the writers, Bob Woodward and Carl Berstein, that the film was based on, were very involved in the filming of the movie. Robert Redford, whom played Woodward, and Dustin Hoffman, whom played Bernstein, converesed many times with Woodward and Bernstein to make sure that they were very accurate in the way they portrayed them. The director, Alan J. Pakula, made sure that all the characters were portrayed accurately as well, especially Deep Throat. Robert Redford said that when he asked Woodward who Deep Throat was that Woodward only smiled, but he did tell them that the way they filmed the conversations between Woodward and Deep Throat were very accurate. I was very impressed by how the actors resembled the people that they played and how much they wanted to portray them correctly. Dustin Hoffman, who played Carl Bernstein, noticed that Bernstein smoked constantly and so he made sure that was a part of the film. Redford and Hoffman saw that Bernstein and Woodward were one in the way they wrote so to keep that as part of the movie, they learned not only their lines but each others lines as well, then they would come in halfway between each others lines to create a building off one another so that the audience would see them become one person. It was very interesting and helpful to see how much the reporters followed the code of ethics and even when they thought they might have misprinted they considered resigning. They were very ethical people who wanted to give the American people the truth in which they deserved. I loved this movie and I would give it four stars, the only reason I wouldn't give it five stars is because there are a lot of names thrown out and if you don't do some research before you watch it those scenes can be hard to follow.
-Ashley Rix
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