Critique of Movie The Insider Essay -- Tobacco Nicotine Insider Film E

Critique of Movie The InsiderA dramatization of 1995 events in which the tobacco industry allegedly covered up proof that nicotine is addictive and harmful. When brownish and Williamson executive Jeffrey Wigand (Crowe) tries to expose the industrys cover-up, he is threatened into silence. He eventually gets his story to 60 Minutes producer Lowell Bergman (AL Pacino), but CBS decides against airing it due to political and scotch pressures, and the threat of lawsuit from Brown and Williamson.Before we start, I hazard its important that you know a little thing about me, and where Im coming from. I do smoke. But I believe that most of the lawsuits filed against the tobacco industry are unfounded, desperate attempts for people to put the blame on anyone but themselves. I think social security is a safety net for the financially irresponsible. I thought The Insider was a great movie from a strictly entertainment eyeshot (dont get ahead of me on this one), and I enjoyed it very much.Rus sell Crowe is Jeffrey Wigand, a Brown and Williamson VP of Research and Development whose conscience compels him to blow the whistle on the industry. He claims that Big Tobacco has been covering up scientific research that proves nicotine is addictive and harmful. The writing puts a lot of energy into making sure that Wigand is a sufficiently complicated character, and one that we sympathize with. To be sure, hes not entirely one-dimensional. Initially, he does what most of...