Good Night, and Good Luck 《各位觀眾晚安》

我一向不參與電影節，購票的不便與及限時限刻的時間安排都令我卻步。因為知道各大院線均不打算播放“Good Night and Good Luck”，為一睹George Clooney提名最佳導演之作，我今年破格參與電影節。

電影用了很舊的手法，黑白的畫面，平鋪直敍的故事，連音樂的編排也是老套地刻意跟故事連成一線。但電影卻一點不覺陳舊，故事的信息甚至在今天也發人深省——原來我們從來都沒進步過，五十年前的警世之言，仍叫今天的我們聽起來面紅耳赤。

五十年前，堂堂一個自命公義之國，因為人民心中恐懼而容許寃假錯案。後來出現一個敢於發聲，不畏權貴，指出不義，幫助結束這場災難的電視節目。不幸地，此節目最終仍逃不過所謂市場機制，在爭取廣告方面不及其他而無法生存下去。

看到這幕，我想起那個戴帽藝人的垃圾箱，我想起某警員殺同僚事件各報章的報道，我想起每個週末一大伙藝員又摟又抱在地上滾呀滾的畫面。而我們，沒有罷買，沒有抗議，沒有關機。傳媒人說市場力量云云，我們一臉無奈無力，還有點自認為是受害者，下一代受毒害云云，沒想過，所謂市場，就是我們。

香港的傳媒人以及觀眾都應該看“Good Night, and Good Luck”。大眾的影院基於市場考慮不播放此片，十分可惜，亦相當諷刺。

完場時，觀眾都在拍掌，我不知道這是否電影節的習俗，但我沒有參與——我還在細味電影最後的對白。

I began by saying that our history will be what we make it. If we go on as we are then history will take its revenge, and retribution will not limp in catching up with us. Just once in a while, let us exalt the importance of ideas and information.

Let us dream to the extent of saying that on a given Sunday night the time normally
occupied by Ed Sullivan is given over to a clinical survey on the state of American education. And a week or two later, the time normally used by Steve Allen is devoted to a thorough-going study of American policy in the Middle East.

Would the corporate image of their respective sponsors be damaged? Would the shareholders rise up in their wrath and complain? Would anything happen other than a few million people would have received a little illumination on subjects that may well determine the future of this country and therefore the future of the corporations?

To those who say, "People wouldn't look, they wouldn't be interested. They're too complacent, indifferent and insulated" I can only reply: There is, in one reporter's opinion, considerable evidence against that contention.

But even if they are right, what have they got to lose?

Because if they are right and this instrument is good for nothing but to entertain, amuse and insulate then the tube is flickering now and we will soon see that the whole struggle is lost.

This instrument can teach, it can illuminate, and yes it can inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is nothing but wires and lights in a box. There is a great and perhaps decisive battle to be fought against ignorance, intolerance and indifference. This weapon of television could be useful.

Good night, and good luck.

Edward R. Murrow

某次跟家人爭論買那一份報紙的問題。母親喜歡看某報，我指其經常胡亂報道，煽情作假，看來作麼。她道：「好看嘛。」

我默然。

Our history will be what we make it.