Galardonada con el Óscar a mejor película en 2016, expone la dramática situación de los abusos de menores por parte de sacerdotes de Boston durante las últimas décadas de siglo XX. La innovación que supone es el enfoque dado por Tom McCarthy, el director, que desentraña los hechos a través del grupo de investigación Spotlight, que pertenece al diario The Boston Globe. Así pues, encontramos una trama en paralelo: La primera es la traumática experiencia que sufrieron muchos niños de manos de estos hombres, cuyo número aumenta hasta la cifra de 87, solo en la ciudad estadounidense en la que se encuentran. Pero, lo que realmente interesa al recién incorporado director del periódico, no es el número en sí, sino la demostración de que desde la archidiócesis se conocían los hechos y no solo no se castigaban, sino que se trasladaba a los sacerdotes a otras parroquias y se presionaba a las familias para que no dijesen nada. Todo esto va más allá cuando algunas familias deciden hablar, llaman a un abogado y se reúnen con un comité de la Iglesia, evitando así los juzgados y evitando que quede rastro alguno de lo ocurrido. Me llama, en gran manera, la atención la separación que varios personajes del film hacen entre la religión y la Iglesia, especialmente la de una de las víctimas que afirma que su fe es eterna, mientras que la Iglesia está formada por hombres, por lo tanto es finita.
El reparto principal está compuesto por grandes nombres como por ejemplo Michael Keaton que interpreta al editor Robby Robinson, al ya mencionado Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams como Sacha Pfeiffer, otra reportera y Liev Schreiber, entre otros.
En la película, se plantea un problema que actualmente se ve incrementado, la "muerte" de la prensa escrita, internet va ganando terreno, fíjense sino, en dónde están leyendo esto; mientras que los periódicos cada vez ven menos de sus ejemplares en los kioscos. Esto no significa, ni mucho menos, que la prensa vaya a dejar de existir, sino que va a ir mutando hasta quedar solamente en periódicos y revistas digitales. Algunos apoyan esta práctica pues supone una contribución al cese de la deforestación masiva, pero este ya es otro tema.
Volviendo al tema del periodismo, creo necesario comentar la satisfacción final del espectador al vdr publicado el reportaje, que se asemeja a la del propio reportero. Este no busca el reconocimiento, sino la liberación de la verdad.
En el desenlace del film, aparecen las cifras reales de los hechos, pues, como ya se habrían imaginado, esto no es ficción, sino una adaptación a la gran pantalla. Tristemente, ustedes ya sabrán que estos sucesos no se limitaron ni aun lugar concreto, ni a un pasado cerrado.
En conclusión, recomendaría el largometraje, especialmente, a todos aquellos interesados en el periodismo, aunque no sea de prensa, puesto que para mí ha supuesto la reafirmación de la vocación.
Winner of
this year’s Oscar for best picture, Spotlight shows the dramatic story of the
sexual abuses to children committed by priest in the last half of the 20th
century. The innovation is provided by the perspective given by Tom McCarthy,
the director, who unravel the facts by a group of investigation called
Spotlight which belongs to the Boston Globe. So we find a parallel plot: the
first one is the one related to the traumatic experience that many suffered by
a number of priest that increases as the investigation goes on, only in Boston.
But the real point there is demonstrating that the leaders of the Church knew
it and not only didn’t do a thing to stop it, but also provided them another
parish and convinced the affected families to keep it in secret. But even when
some families spoke up and looked for a lawyer, there was this inside protocol
that assured that there was no trail after the process, because no judges were
involved, it was an intern proceeding of the Church. I was highly surprised by
the differentiation made by some of the characters between religion and Church,
a victim’s declaration caught specially my attention, he said that Church was
formed by men, so it was finite, but his faith was eternal.
On the
other hand, the second plot is the development of a journalistic investigation,
from my point of view, an addictive procedure, because of the necessity of
knowing more and more with every declaration, every finding. Although the film
shows in depth the downsides of the job, such as the “slavery” that it creates
since the lack of schedule of the news, as well the constant fight against the
clock that ends up in an isolating situation for the journalist. This last
aspect is shown by Michael Rezenders (Mark Ruffalo) whose marriage goes through
a hard step because of his implication on the report. Further more, I've discovered that you have to be a little bit cold blooded to be a journalist, since some stories told in intervies can be heartbreaking
Despite all
that, I keep affirming that is an absolutely necessary work the one done by the
journalism, because in a thousand years’ time, there will be facts to be known
and they’ll need from someone to collect, compare and publish them, since one
of the most primitive instincts of the human being is to get to know the truth.
The main
cast is composed by well-known names such as Michael Keaton who plays the
editor of the journal, the already mentioned Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams playing
Sacha Pfeiffer and Live Schreiber among others.
The film
presents a current problem: the “death” of the printed press. Internet is gaining
ground, don’t believe me? Take a quick look at where are you reading this,
meanwhile, the journals see their printed editions decreasing on the street.
This doesn’t mean in no way that press is extinguishing, just mutating little
by little until adapt to the virtual world. Many think that this change is beneficial
since it contributes to the ending of deforestation, but that is another topic.
Going back
to journalism, at the end of the film the audience experiments a great
satisfaction when the article is finally published, this one can relate to the
journalist’s one. They don’t look for prizes, just for the freedom of truth.
Before the
credits run by, the real numbers of these events are shown, because, as you may
have already imagined, this is no fiction. Sadly these happenings do not limit
to a specific place of finished period of time.
To
conclude, I’d recommend this movie, specially to those interested in
journalism, because it has meant a reaffirmation of my vocation.
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