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Posted: 2019-08-19T19:28:39+10:00 In:

An ambitious war photographer fakes a combat photograph of a young boy in the Vietnam War and struggles with his guilt when the photograph shifts public opinion against the war and wins a Pullitzer Prize.

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    1. Singularity

      >>>in the same way as Quiz Show (1994) or Shattered Glass (2003).

      Okay, and both movies were based on scandals that really happened.? Is the premise in this logline based on a real scandal?? I am unaware of a scandal involving a Pulitzer Prize winning fake photo of the Vietnam War? which is why I am unable to suspend disbelief.? It there was then the logline needs to specifically indicate the year and the incident.

      Just saying..

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    2. Singularity

      One must suspend disbelief to buy into fictional premises, but I am not able to suspend mine on this one.? Other’s mileage may vary.

      And if I could,? the through line of action is well, static, inert after he gets the prize.? What’s the visual? for “struggles with his guilt”.? Struggle toward what?? What must he do about his guilt?

      On the other hand, if the story were set in contemporary circumstances, like a photographer fakes ( Photoshops) a heart-rendering photo of youngster in some conflict somewhere and it goes viral on the internet, wins him a Pulitzer, yada, yada — that might be more credible.

      But there still remans the issue of what constitutes the objective goal after he wins the Pulitzer?? What’s the visual for “struggles with his guilt”?? What must he do about his guilt?

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