22 July 2022
Movie of the Week: Thank You For Smoking
It is important for both a public relations student and a public relations expert to be fed from many different sources and from many different perspectives in order to develop themselves in their field. Movies that allow us to broaden our perspective as well as enjoy watching them are one of these sources. As a part, our movie recommendation this week is "Thank You For Smoking", a movie where you can see both the satires about the public relations industry and how the most indefensible ideas can be defended.
Movie Name: Thank You For Smoking
Year: 2005
Written by: Christopher Buckley / Adapted by: Jason Reitman
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello
What it's about: Nick Taylor, who is the spokesperson of a large cigarette company, defends the rights of cigarette manufacturers and smokers, despite the fact that the damage caused by cigarettes to human health is a well-known fact. Nick, who is working to bring the negative image perception of the society towards smoking to a positive dimension, confronts health organizations. In the process of the image campaign he is running, he sees that his 12-year-old child, whom he tries to be an exemplary father, is also changing his point of view towards him.