What Is The Purpose Of Shattered Glass

Produced by Craig Baumgarten, Marc Butan, Gaye Hirsch, Tove Christensen and Adam Merims, Shattered Glass premiered in 2003.
I selected this film because my favorite unit of this class was the psychology unit. I have always been fascinated about learning how people have become the people they are and what made them do what they did. I watched the trailer and was very intrigued. I had never heard about Stephen Glass, so I decided to watch it.
Shattered Glass’ purpose was to entertain and inform. The film shows how a young journalist can deceive almost everybody and get away with it using his personality, actions and his words. It was told to tell the story of Stephen Glass and inform about the consequences that he faced because of his ruse.
I thought that Glass’ presentation to the students was real. The director and producers ended the movie to show that reality and fiction were mixed. It was proof that Glass really did deceive people and that he really is quite good at. He tricked his fellow co-workers and the actor, who portrayed him, tricked the audience as well. I would’ve liked to see how his co-workers would’ve treated Glass; would they feel betrayed or just say he made a mistake? They seemed to worship him and trust him fully.
I wish that the director explained why Glass did this, other than to have stories to write about. Why did he deceive everyone? I wanted to know if he had any issues in his childhood or pressures that caused him to lie and betray so many. He was a talented writer, what made him make up stories?
This film impacts journalists and the readers of newspaper/magazines. Journalists are now fact-checked more thoroughly. They are reporting the news and the truth to the people. Glass’ story probably worried many; they probably wondered if they could really trust the words of
He manipulated many people by playing with their emotions and thoughts; he tricked many into thinking he was an innocent and truthful man. His personality helped many not believe the accusations at first; they were blinded by what he wanted them to see. He claims that he did this for esteem, but didn’t he question what would happen if he were caught? He told lie after lie and I don’t believe he felt any guilt. Even after 15 years, courts also believe that he lacks ethics to become a lawyer, even though he received a law degree from Georgetown University. Everyone would agree that he is clever, but he has no integrity and cannot be trusted to be a person who practices law, when he failed to follow the rules for many