“Sometimes the truth lies on the far side of the moon. But that doesn't mean what's on the near side is fiction. The moon is still the moon."
An absurdist black comedy and satire on the governments who fumble through moments of crisis, and the unsung heroes who never get the spotlight, just like the dark side of the moon. But the moon is still the moon, and
Good News is here to tell that story.
One of the best storytelling films I've come across in a while. The editing and cinematography are immaculate. It leans heavily on visual storytelling over exposition, and it's rare to find one that commits to that this much. Despite that, the dialogue itself is still intriguingly tight and punchy.
What I love most is the central theme of media and news, and the power the storyteller holds depending on their motive. It's incredibly relevant today. As consumers who take in media for the majority of the day, we don't truly understand the influence it has on our beliefs and opinions, and
Good News gives us a rare glimpse of that.
The stylistic editing does fall off noticeably after a certain point, as if the director ran out of steam, or wanted the rest of the story to play out on its own. Which is a shame, because I would have enjoyed it from beginning to end.
