Punctuation and participation

Good night, and good luck. Good night. And good luck. Good Night, and Good Luck.

I was trying to figure out a good way to write about the film and the production company at the same time.

There’s Good Night, and Good Luck, a highly modern, succinctly acted masterpiece about something that happened more than 50 years ago that isn’t as well known as perhaps it should be. Although that may not really be the point.

Then there’s Participant Productions. A new, highly political production company founded by the founder or eBay. One of those examples where someone makes money and somehow makes good on what they believe.

The thing about Good Night, and Good Luck is how mature the storytelling is.

If you don’t know about McCarthy, 50’s television, or liberalism in general – you may become a little lost. The movie doesn’t give you more than you need to understand the event that’s occurring. There’s NO exposition. You will not learn who these characters are from anything outside of what they do on screen. You may not get the inside jokes.

The keyword is subtlety.

As for Participant Productions. I haven’t seen any of the other movies. North Country clearly presents its message… arguably in an unappealing way (just look at the box office). And Syriana looks like it could be great. I guess I’ll have to wait and see on that one.

But the idea is brilliant.