The Circus and it's Ringmaster

When watching "Ace in the Hole" I was struck by the actions above ground compared to the situation underground. Everyone on the surface had a false sense of optimism about getting Leo Minosa unstuck from the ancient indian mines. Not only that, but the situation had turned into a spectacle, to the point where people were literally celebrating and having a circus above a suffering Leo Minosa. In this movie, the type of journalism that is portrayed is selfish, and sensational. Tatum bends the truth to tell people what they want to hear, which in part is reflected in the overly positive gathering next to the ancient indian mines. What comes next is a process of acceptance, and in my opinion redemption. Chuck truly realizes what he's done, and accepts his own fate. His announcement to the audience is chilling when he says "The Circus is over." I feel this scene is the most powerful scene in the movie, because it shows really how out of hand the entire situation has become. Chuck must yell over the jubilus crowd several times, and even when the sound quells down he still yells "Listen," almost to quite their spirits as well, and lay the gravity of the fact that they have all turned a suffering, trapped man in a mine into a circus, and that he was the ring master.