Hero was more than just a story about Bernie Laplante and John Bubber and the heroic act that took place. The way the media was portrayed made me do a lot of thinking. Laplante was the hero all along, yet no one knew that. The media exaggerated the story so it made "the hero" look like an angel. It is ironic because of Laplante's bitter and cynical personality. Bubber was the one who received all the credit and fame for saving everyone from he plane. The media portrayed him incorrectly from his initial interview to the reenactment of the incident. Bubber was the mainly responsible for the way he was portrayed because he lied and he never came out and told the truth. This made me hate him yet like him all at the same time. I hated him because he was a liar. He knew he was wrong but still continued to go with the flow. However, he isn't a complete scum bag. He inspired a kid to wake up from a coma and he saved Laplante from almost falling off a building. But, none of that would've happened if he hadn't lied.
Laplante said it the best; the media is bullshit. This movie can definitely teach others a lesson about not believing everything they hear or see on tv. Nothing is really as it seems.
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12 years ago
yes i agree with your statement that we cannot believe every little detail the media says upon. it can be lies and sometimes like in this case harmful to others (such as Bernie not taking any credit). But i also agree that Bubber wasn't much of a scumbag because he did in fact save that little boy while in a coma but that should of been the only credit he should've received not any from saving the passangers from the plane crash.
ReplyDeleteI agree with media being not always being trust worthy and the movie definitely portrayed them well.
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