Glen Bard

The movie tells the story of Richard Jewell, the security guard who saved scores of lives by spotting a suspicious back pack in a concert venue during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Initially declared a hero, his moment of glory is cut short when the press, eager for a story, and the FBI, eager for a scapegoat, theorize that Jewell may have planted the bomb himself to get attention while ignoring the fact that the timeline didn't fit. Jewell and his mother are basically held hostage in their apartment for 88 days until the FBI clears him in a cowardly fashion. The FBI tried to trick Jewell into giving up his rights, but he was saved by his attorney who recognizes what they are doing. Ultimately, the FBI doesn't catch the real bomber for another six years. This movie is still timely because these kinds of abuses in the FBI and the press are still occurring. It is also an important movie because there still are people who don't realize that Richard Jewell was indeed a hero and not a killer. It's like the old saying, "A lie can travel half way around the world before the truth gets its pants on."