The Post

On Tuesday, I saw the latest drama; The Post, directed by Steven Spielberg who connects the 1971 release of the pentagon papers to the right to publish the truth.

The movie follows Kay Graham (Meryl Streep), the Publisher of the Washington Post, and her editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks). The two main characters are given documents that detail the events leading up to the Vietnam War. The decision to print the documents put them at risk of breaking the law, but not printing would hide the truth about involvement in the war from 1945-1967.

Kay Graham took over her once father’s company of The Washington Post which was a male dominated industry. Once she took over, it was difficult for her to be taken seriously as a female publisher.

As the story unfolds, The Washington Post attempts to catch up to with The New York Times in order to expose the hidden secrets of the documents regarding the Vietnam War.

As the movie concluded, the New York Times staff and Washington Post are united by the belief in the right to report the news and write the truth.

The Post is one of nine movies nominated for best picture this year. Meryl Streep is also up for best lead actress.

Overall, I enjoyed this movie and would recommend it to others because it is an interesting drama that showed a female publisher’s decision to print one of the biggest stories in history. The only negative I have for this movie is it can be very hard to follow at certain points. Without background information of the topic of the movie one can become very lost with what is going on.