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2) Good Luck and Good night was released in the United States at a time when Americans could relate to the fear of another human being views and beliefs. In 2005, the war in Iraq was still in full effect. This war seemed to have no real value and to be going nowhere in the search for the "weapons of mass destruction". The Weapons of Mass Destruction was broadcast throughout the media. It was made into a big deal and given major attention. Americans were frighten of the Iraq people and the fatal possibilities of the Weapons of Mass Destructions. These are similar actions that took place in the movie Good Luck and Good Night when McCarthy exposed his beliefs of communist in the government and America experienced the Red Scare in 1950s.

The similarites between both 1953 and 2005 was the government mislead the United States. The media played a huge part in bringing out the truth behind all of the mischief of the lies and scandals. Thanks to shows and different news programs, like The New Republic and See it Now, journalists worked hard to uncover the truth in both 1953 and 2005 for all Americans.

In 2005, when Good Luck and Good Night was shown in the United States I am pretty sure that people was well aware of the vivd comparison it had with the related issues at that particular time. Hopefully this movie was a guiding force for the people of America to understand that everything that you hear is not true and as much as we hate to think it; our government may not always give us complete honesty and serenity. I say this because so many our troops have died in Iraq and so many people have been accused and persecuted for being communist. All of this pain and tears was uncalled for. This movie allowed for Americans to look at the whole big picture and learn how not to let fear overwhelm them and to think past what is being shown.