WOW. There are so many exciting movies coming out lately, and I can barely keep up. I’m trying to watch as many as I can in the cinema. It’s my way of entertaining myself, and I love the experience of seeing films on the big screen.

The first time I saw the trailer for Spotlight, I had no interest in watching it. But after seeing the trailer a few more times, I changed my mind. So I went to see it… and I’m glad I did.

It’s such a powerful movie. It shows the true power of journalism and what great reporting looks like. Watching it made me wish Thai journalists worked with the same level of integrity and courage. Maybe only in my dreams.

The film also reminds us how damaging it is when the truth is hidden. These kinds of injustices continue because powerful people protect each other and try to cover things up. We’ve all been hurt at some point by not knowing the truth.

As someone who used to be deeply involved in church, this movie hit me right in the face.

I spent eight years in a church where the pastor was secretly sleeping with members of the congregation. He was married, yet still having affairs. When the truth finally came out, I questioned everything. Did I make the wrong decision by getting involved? The person I admired, respected, and learned from for years had been lying the whole time. It felt like everything I believed in had collapsed.

That experience opened my eyes in many ways. I realized that churches are filled with broken people. Of course, I am one of them too. LOL. Maybe it was just that particular church, but it changed how I see things. I don’t hate the church. I just struggle with people who pretend to be holy while hiding ugly truths behind the scenes.

There’s one scene where Mike Rezendes talks to Sacha Pfeiffer at her house. That conversation hit me hard. The things he said reflected exactly how I felt during the first few years after I stopped going to church. I’m not religious anymore, but I still believe in God. If it weren’t for that chapter of my life, I wouldn’t be who I am today.

The movie left me with one important reminder: be careful who you admire. Not everyone is what they appear to be.