SHINING A LIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT MOVIE 2015 | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

One of the most historically accurate non-documentary film ever produced. Everything they say in this film is absolutely true and real. While they dramatized the character interactions, if a character opens their mouth and speaks, its absolutely true.

[@scottlouis]

I watched this in theater. At the end when we see all the places abuse was reported, you could hear the gasps and people crying. It was heartbreaking and powerful.

[@theborg]

Thanks for doing this. I grew up in Boston and went to church every weekend and father Geogan was one of my priests. I was in high school, I guess I was too old for him but I know people who were affected by him.

[@Chris-ch1oy]

Thanks for this, guys. I’m an abuse survivor from the church myself, and this issue deserves the attention.

[@RKnights]

Dang bro, sorry to hear that. I agree that this story is important and people should be aware.

[@lisaburris9045]

I am so sorry you went through that horror.

[@Chris-ch1oy]

Thanks very much. However, I do think it’s made many of us stronger-movies and reactions like this certainly help.

[@kerosene3898]

Same here…i was 5 years old

[@daytoncharitychicken]

My parents were raised Catholic in Manhattan in the ‘50s-‘60s. My mom’s uncle, a surrogate father figure as her dad died before she started school, was a priest; I was told there was an understanding that she and her siblings were off limits because of their uncle being a priest… meaning that it was openly known that attacks were happening with children and accepted unless kids were fortunate enough to have special standing (which is absolutely sickening/appalling). I saw Spotlight in theaters as a lapsed Catholic and was just full of rage the whole way through but also appreciation for those victims, advocates, and press who pursued ending the cover ups and for the fine film making that ensures more will know the story and the need for the vanishing independent investigative press. I definitely recommend All The President’s Men which, like Spotlight, doesn’t have nearly enough reactors watching/posting reactions to it. And I think it’s also worth considering that without the uncovering of the full scope of the abuse 20+ years ago, we may never have learned about what happened in the Boy Scouts, the Southern Baptist churches, or had the groundwork for press coverage of the Me Too movement. This investigation laid the groundwork for many more victims of institutional coverups of abuse to be believed.

[@RKnights]

This is a very important movie of our time I believe and it is a good thing that people were brave to fight the church.

[@kimsikoryak3830]

I agree that rage is the only possible reaction. I also agree that more reactors need to see this.

[@LSSYLondon]

This is one of those movies that beginning to end is perfect. It's amazing. Everyone should see it.

[@RKnights]

Absolutely agree.

[@kelly9876]

another great newspaper movie is "All the Presidents Men" with Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford - that is the Watergate film you mentioned

[@RKnights]

Will check that out. This is a 70s movie correct?

[@kelly9876]

@@RKnights yes, 1976

[@jainthorne4136]

I'd recommend The Post as well. It's about the Washington Post breaking the story of the Pentagon Papers.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

Fun fact: the executive editor of the Washington Post at the time of "All the President's Men" is the father of the editor of the Boston Globe at the time of "Spotlight". Ben Bradlee was played by Jason Robards and Ben Bradlee, Jr. is played by John Slattery

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

The scene with the phones ringing off the hook is FUCKING HORRIFYING! It tells us that for every victim who came forward, there were two, three, four, six, ten, who knows how many out there that never did. HORRIFYING!

[@nevaladder]

Absolutely. A very low percentage of victims actually come forward to report a crime. Compound that with the coverup and intimidation and general culture in religious cities and countries. For every person that picked up the phone, there are dozens or hundreds of people who didn't.

[@GrumpyOldGuyPlaysGames]

@@nevaladderWhat's worse is, this is just the victims of predators within the Catholic church. There are thousands of others who preyed on children who weren't in the Church. Babysitters, teachers, coaches, doctors, neighbors, aunts, uncles. Older siblings.

[@sunnybee2439]

This movie was heartbreaking, but with such goog acting thank you guys for this reaction

[@RKnights]

The acting was superb

[@kelly9876]

Keaton did not bury the story - the lawyer was saying that there was enough evidence out there that if Keaton was paying more attention he would have found the story eariler

[@hdzmiriam]

I'd say he did bury the story, but not out of malice. Like all reporters, it was their internal bias or prejudices, or beliefs... who knows, and it was only until an outsider said... let's pursue this, that they opened their eyes. That's why they thought it was not important at the beginning, but little by little, they all recognized their role and the magnitude of the problem.... In interviews, the director said, there are no evil people here, they are all good journalists.

[@grasshopperye3593]

He did bury the story, he had leads, he had the position and power to order a follow through, and there were outside people sending him evidence--the victim support group guy from years ago, even the lawyer, who he tried to blame later on. They say themselves they buried the story in metro, and in the beginning of the movie, they were going to do that again. I think it's important to the story that Keaton did bury it earlier on, bc it's clear he didn't do it to be nefarious, but bc he didn't take it seriously, and yeah probably had some internal biases. I think that's what makes that scene in the office powerful, he had to admit he's part of the institutions that failed to catch this, that had the opportunity but looked away. It doesn't make him horrible, it makes him human, and it's an important reality of the struggle of uncovering abuses of power like this.

[@nicholasking4067]

I live 15 minutes from the city of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia - one of the places listed at the end of the movie. One person who was instrumental in uncovering the abuses of Catholic priests locally was a journalist from the Newcastle Herald named Joanne McCarthy. A classmate of mine produced a presentation for an assignment on her work (which also covered a story she reported on regarding an abuse case of school students in a Catholic school neighbouring the suburb where I eventually went to high school). She's a local hero in my opinion.

[@BrendaAnderson]

I live in one of the New Zealand towns listed at the end. Made it really hit home.

[@lisaburris9045]

Compelling story. The real journalists are heros

[@liftme225]

Well done. I did lots of outside construction at The Globe just prior to the 2000's and lived in area entire life as a catholic. This was earth shattering and still results in less than full churches today.

[@JamailvanWestering]

I don’t blame them for not going to Church

[@correypeta]

This hd to be REALLY big. I moved to Tasmania Australia in November 2001. Eating dinner in January, i heard news playing in background. Didnt pay attention at first but then heard "priests" and "children"... It was an international story. Made it ll the way to me so far away.

[@RKnights]

Its an incredible movie and the story needs to be heard

[@correypeta]

@@RKnights My new mother-in-law said at dinner, "Wow. After 30 years, don't you just get over it? Why talk about it?" That was hard. New dinner with a new family and that was my first impression. At least I'm back home and remarried. And this movie was great.

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Two major items were sent to the Globe that were buried. 1) The 20 priest names that MacLeish sent to Robby, who buried it in Metro, and 2) the box of material that Saviano sent to the Globe that was denied interest. This box was probably sent to either Ben(the managing editor) or the previous editor who retired at the start of the movie. My bet is on Ben.

[@drew.168]

Keep the train rolling with "all the presidents men" about Watergate, or "the post" about the Pentagon papers

[@krissiep1317]

I hope you see more Mark Ruffalo movies like Dark Waters (another true story cover-up) and Foxcatcher, a wrestling team formed by eccentric billionaire John du Pont, played by Steve Carrell

[@hdzmiriam]

This is one of my favorite movies. I love all the research they conduct and that they don't need more evil, the Church is more than enough. It's just good people being brave enough to do their job. I've seen several interviews with the directors and real journalists. There's a really good video on how the movie represents investigative journalism.

[@BookslingerMonty]

I watched this movie for the first time about 6 months ago, I have now watched it over ten times. It's weirdly become something I put on when I want something that I know is good, and need background noise. I've ordered the book based on the reporting, and very much looking forward to reading it. I was not raised Catholic, not even christian, since I live in Sweden, which is very secular. To me, the authority just granted to the church, especially in those days when the movie takes place, is obscene. I've done a fair amount of research into scandals of this kind, and this movie winning best picture really shows that this kind of story deserves to be told, and the organizations responsible needs to be held accountable.

[@jamesbuckley8917]

The tradition of clerical continence developed into a practice of clerical celibacy (ordaining only unmarried men) from the 11th century onward among Latin Church Catholics and became a formal part of canon law in 1917. This law of clerical celibacy does not apply to Eastern Catholics.

[@theduchessofkitty4107]

Ben Bradlee Jr, who oversaw the 4 from the Spotlight team, is the son of Ben Bradlee, who was the editor at the Washington Post who oversaw Woodward and Bernstein, the reporters who uncovered the Watergate scandal. He was told the identity of “Deep Throat” and, in his own words, he “never told a soul.” Of course, Mark Felt, who was “Deep Throat,” came out in Vanity Fair in 2008, 2009.

[@KC-bv9kf]

Strong of you guys to cover this movie. Not going to get you up on the KZbin algorithm, and you still took it. Strong and deserving of respect.

[@denisesf5]

Enjoyed your reactions. Tough subject but you were thoughtful and respectful. Did you notice the frazzled lawyer for the victims was Stanley Tucci? Show host from The Hunger Games...and a ton of other great shows. Cheers!

[@RKnights]

Love Stanley Tucci. Great Actor

[@TheClareBurgess]

Would you be willing to watch 'Oranges and Sunshine'? Similar vein. This is about British children of low socio-economic families who were deported to Australia under the impression their parents were dead and would be given a lovely nice new future. Instead they put them in terrible group homes who mistreated them and made them pay their debts for their parents' sins. It's a huge historical event.

[@RKnights]

That sounds so sad. I will look into it

[@brianocionnaith7241]

Great film thanks for the acknowledgement

[@ambergerber5162]

Thank you so much for reacting to this movie. I would love to see you guys react to The Verdict with Paul Newman and Dark Waters with Mark Ruffalo. I love you channel so much!

[@RKnights]

The Veridict is on our to watch list

[@alisonjanehealy]

Another really good movie is 'Oranges and Sunshine' from 2010. It's not about the church, per se, but about children being sent to Australia from the UK in the 20th century.

[@LUIS_TINOCO_THE_SAVAGE]

LOVE Y GUYS❤❤

[@hound3000]

I read that the first victim that Mike Rezendes interviewed passed away from a drug overdose some time after all the abuse stories came out on the paper. Sad that he had to go through all that. Last time I read the about the Spotlight department was that it folded into the Metro department of Boston Globe about a few years back. I wonder if Spotlight department is still an independent department, answerable only to the chief editor.

[@skr6477]

totally agree, thats a tough impressive movie. the slow depressive mood spread trough the hole film is heavy. oscar deserved 100%. soooo well produced

[@kimsikoryak3830]

Thanks guys. Important movie to react to.

[@LUIS_TINOCO_THE_SAVAGE]

GREAT REACTION🔥🔥👍

[@love4scotland]

Subscribed to your patron hoping this was on there but I couldn't find it. :( awesome movie really shedding light on the problems

[@434444334]

Probably my favorite movie if not its in my top 5

[@gordonworth5461]

The scene at 27:04 pissed me off so much there was a better way the reporter could have handled that interaction and got more

[@LUIS_TINOCO_THE_SAVAGE]

ROBOCOP 2 REACTION SOON?🤔🔥🔥

[@RKnights]

It's on the list

[@koberamirez1784]

As a practicing Catholic, I’m sorry. There is no excuse for what these priests did, and the cover ups. I’ve seen this movie multiple times, and it just absolutely breaks my heart. Those priests, bishops, cardinals should be reprimanded and sent to jail for the scandal(s).

[@LB-br6xx]

The Post is another great movie like this. Directed by Spielberg and stars Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks.

[@RKnights]

Will check that out

[@nellgwenn]

​​@@RKnightsIt's a good movie. It's sort of a precursor to All The Presidents Men. One of the catalysts that made Watergate happen was the publication of the Pentagon Papers. Which is the subject of The Post. One could very easily watch The Post and then watch All The Presidents Men. A good series to watch about Watergate is Gaslit. It's a bit better than The Whitehouse Plumbers.

[@kelly9876]

just a thought for next time when you are already familiar with a film, I wish that the movie was able to unroll itself rather than the outcomes being shared with the other person within the few first minutes. It could have been that they did not publish, but you already said that they did, and that it was a national story and that the number of vicitims is high. It may be better if we could actually experience the story with them- love your channel and your movies selections

[@RKnights]

Forgive us, we knew this was a national story and that this paper was the reason it became public. So, we knew it was going to happen. Kinda like knowing the Titanic was going to sink. We were not aware of what they had to go through to publish it. Which btw it was nuts. We promise we will improve. This was a tough subject to see. Thanks for watching it with us. If you have not seen it we highly recommend you do. Excellent movie.

[@kelly9876]

@@RKnights no worries, nothing to improve - I was not aware that your partner already knew that much. I really enjoy your reactions. Thank you

[@RKnights]

@@kelly9876 I really appreciate the feedback. We are trying to be different from other reactors and any feedback helps 🙂

[@jamesbuckley8917]

Budget: $20 million, Box office $98.7 million

[@thunderb4stard80]

For michael keaton please watch birdman and for ruffallo please watch eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

[@nieksalomons]

I like how your visions changed after the movie. Before the movie, your knowledge of the actors playing is, to me, absurd, remembering only men-in-tights/spandex movies like Hulk and Batman, instead of Mark Ruffalo being great in Collateral or Zodiac and Michael Keaton being great in Live from Baghdad or Birdman. And the remark of one of you, you thought of becoming a priest once.(Being called a priest, to me, nowadays is like a curseword/something shamefull) After the movie, you feel sorry for people whose favourite movie is fast&furious, rightly saying that great movies do not have to contain action or men in tights/action-heroes/stuff from comic books. Your perspective has changed, Spotlight did that to you. And to me, it's a blessing that it did.