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NETWORK FILM

NAME: JENNYFER MARTIN
TITLE: TRIPLE GRADO
COURSE: 2º
GROUP: M21
The Summary to the Film
Howard Beale’s ratings begin to decrease, so the company UBS fired himwhich caused him to react in a strange way.
As a result of personal problems, his work begins to be negatively affected, causing him to unexpected declare to the Nation the he kill himself the followingweek.
Initially, The Network see this declarations in a bad light, However Howard’s behavior receives a great reaction.
The new vice-president see this reaction as a good opportunity to increaseThe Networks ratings as she believes Howard can relate to the people of America. There is controversy within The Network because Max wants to maintain the company`s reputation for providing America withonly the news, which Howard does not provide with his irrational behavior.
Beale is given his own show to express his feelings, which increases the Networks ratings and popularity.
Hackett yChristensen (the people that defended Howard at the beginning to the film cause they know what the audience want) prepare the murder of Howard in live for a group of terrorist that he discover when she wasthe principal of production.
The film end with the assassination of Howard in live without give importance this fact.
Column to the Film
Maybe 5 months ago I could think, if someone go to Spainand see the TV’s can going crazy, but I have seen with the context of this movie that in America has the same situation, look like is really enjoying to feed our lives with the rubbish television.Everybody wants to watch the nut’s people or people with big problems to think them lives are absolutely brilliant. This is quite sad but is the reality. These problems provide us a healthier life full ofgood feelings.
Howard Beale critiqued the ignorance of American Society, using the average of normal readers of newspapers; the amount of these viewers is really down, like the amount of the book...