"Trumbo" starring Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and with Diane Lane, Louie C. K., John Goodman and Helen Mirren was marvelous. This is the true story of a movie screenwriter who got caught up the labor strikes in the 1940's and was a member of the communist party because of basic beliefs and not beliefs in overthrow, etc. He was not only black-listed but served a time in prison for "Contempt of Congress" when he refused to testify before the House on Un-American Activities. The story shows how he and his fellow writers were shut out of work by people like John Wayne. One scene shows him talking to Wayne about the fact that Trumbo was a veteran of WW2 while John Wayne only made war movies!
Trumbo continued to write under assumed names and even one an Oscar for "Roman Holiday" that he could not receive. His later movies included "Spartacus" and "Exodus".
The movie reminds us that patriotism taken to the extreme is as evil as what patriots are against.
This is a powerful movie.
2015 Movie #56 I give it ***** stars
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