‘She Said’ is Powerful
Sharing the importance of story to make real change.
She Said takes us into the offices of The New York Times as reporters Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) and Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) investigate allegations against Harvey Weinstein.
Despite having a great cast and being about a recent true story that rocked Hollywood, She Said seemed to fly under the radar. I remember seeing ads for it before its release but not much after. It was a movie that I had been meaning to see but just never got around to it. Now, I’m a little bummed that I waited so long.
I found this film riveting! (Granted, I am a fan of journalism movies, so it makes sense that this would be right up my alley.) There’s something exciting about journalists seeking to find the truth and then reporting it to the world in the hopes that something would change. And, in the case of the Harvey Weinstein story, some things did change.
In a world where people in power rarely face consequences, it’s wonderful to see how so many stories were finally able to break through. After decades of NDAs, settlements, and industry secrets, Weinstein and a system to keep his name clean were exposed.
She Said brilliantly takes us through the journalists’ investigation without ever losing sight of what’s most important: the women…
