Shattered Glass

What will happen to a journalist who, let's say, writes articles for one of the most serious and most respected magazines of the country if he lies?
What will he do if someone finds out the truth? If someone finds out that most of his articles were based on pure lies?
Where will he go when the truth reveals itself?


Shattered Glass tells the story of a young journalist, named Stephen Glass (portrayed by Hayden Christensen), who is known for his highly imaginative articles and impressive stories.
This movie is not just a movie about lies and good and bad people, but it has a certain philosophy which is very hard to understand without giving it a good thought first. It's about making the right decisions, not good decisions; about hard work where there's no time left for telling lies; and most important: about how it all works at a huge magazine like the one Glass's working at.


I also have something to say about the performance of Peter Sarsgaard (Dead Man Walking; Boys Don't Cry; Flightplan) in this movie. He portrayed the new editor of The New Republic (the magazine Glass is working at) and was only a supporting actor. Despite that, for his multi-layered performance Sarsgaard received a lot of awards, including ' Best Supporting Actor' and others.
If you ask me, I'd say that he showed his best acting skills in this movie. He was totally irreplaceable!


I strongly recommend this movie to everyone who reads this. It's so worth your time!