I'm with Ryan, amazed that news anchors can process incoming information while speaking about something else! How is this possible? I'm surprised there are not more mistakes on the air.
The plot resembles all lot of the other journalist movies--the news is always changing and therefore requires incessant attention. If you haven't sweat through your shirt it's been a slow day, seems to me. The pressure is constant, people use each other, some work harder than others, but everyone is pretty stressed. Director James L. Brooks captures the stress of the job: Holly Hunter (Jane) throws her head back and bursts out into a hollow moan when she finds time to herself, just to find some kind of verbal release.
He also utilizes comdey --when Jane hands the last minute tape to a woman who runs through a set of natural obstacles to get it to the right place in time--and is hardly applauded. Yet, the woman feels great joy. This behind the scenes action shows that a lot of work is done and a lot of people do not get credit.
I found the I'm slipping convo between Jane & Aaron to be absolutely human. These odd questions are the stuff of everyday living, so I'm glad it was incorporated.
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