"All the President's Men"

"All the President's Men" is a captivatingly true story about the series of events that led up to the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

The film relates to the text in many different ways. The films theme refers to the constant search for truth. The elements that unify the film include the plot, the characters, and the creation of an emotional mood. The film is designed to convey the idea that people should be aware of their surroundings. The ideas presented by this film is the idea of the fact that the people and politicians and administrations are connected through media. The film's level of ambition is used to show viewers they need to draw their own conclusions and seek out truth for themselves.

The objective evaluation of a film determines if the film was able to succeed in the message it was trying to send. "All the President's Men" succeeded at this because out the way they presented the theme of the film. Throughout the film, the camera is placed in a way that makes it seem like the viewer is sitting next to Woodward and Bernstein as they unwrap the Watergate mystery. This keeps the viewer involved in the theme and has them unfolding the clues to the story right there with the characters.

The subjective evaluation of a film is the viewer's personal reaction to the film. I really enjoyed the plot line of the story, I had heard about the Watergate incident in the past, but this film really expended my knowedge of the subject matter. I liked how, even as a true story, the film was presented in a fresh way. Sometimes, when films are based on a true story it loses the viewers interest because they already know what is going to happen. This film was presented in a way that kept viewers interested even if they already know that in the end, Nixon will resign. The only thing I have to complain about in the film was the fact that it was so fast-paced. I didn't really know what was going on at the beginning or towards the middle, and before I knew it, I was already 3/4 of the way through the movie and I still didn't have a good sense of what was going on. It was only when I went back a few times in the film that I began to connect the lines.

This film was used as a showcase for the actors as well. Both Hoffman and Redford play very convincing roles as Bernstein and Woodward in the investigation. In doing research for this film, I actually found out that the two actors spent weeks and even months at the real Washington Post observing the journalists in order to prepare for their roles. I thought that this was a really cool piece of information because it showed the actors' determination to fit the roles as best they could, and they did so flawlessly.

The film was also used as the product of the director. I think the main objective of the director was to tell the story like it happened. Usually in films that are based on a true story, the director sometimes feels the need to add in extra events that didn't really happen, like extra drama or a relationship. The director of "All the President's Men" felt no need to do this. He was confident in his ability to tell the story and the film shows the end result of the director's determination.

I think that American films reflect social and cultural values. Especially prominent in "All the President's Men," the film is a response to the social and economic endeavors at the time. Because this film is based on a real story, the viewer is transitioned back in time, when this actually was what was going on in the world at the time.