Later in the movie Beale discovers the huge conglomerate that owns his Network is about to be bought by a Saudi conglomerate. More and more people are waking up to the disturbing amount of deception coming from the US mainstream media. This phenomena is what’s fueling the huge growth in the alternative media. The Network decides to keep Beale because ratings surge as the masses tune in to hear the Beale truth. To his employer’s surprise Beale goes into this on-screen tirade and network ratings spike. He arrives late for the news program rain drenched. In this classic, “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore” scene, Howard Beale is airing his last newscast after being fired. For anyone not familiar with the 1976 movie Network see Wikepedia’s summary HERE.
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