It was a prescient movie for sure. Finch was amazing. Bobby Duval is always great, and Faye Dunaway was still hot back then. But I don’t like old William Holden.
In general I just don’t like movies from the 70’s, with the exception of the Godfathers and Outlaw Josey Wales. Overall it was a pointless decade, particularly for Hollywood.
French Connection won best picture and in 72 and I thought that movie sucked.
Just my opinion. I have a friend who says Network is his favorite movie. So I guess everyone is different.
Actually I loved many of the 1970's films & TV shows, because in many cases it was the last time we ever got to see some of the old 30's, 40's and 50's stars in acting roles.
And, while maybe they thought wrong, the 70's was still an era when people thought about their lives and what mattered to them. There were some really powerful films -- The Godfather, The Deerhunter (that literally left me speechless) & some real brilliant pieces.
The 80's on, was mostly decadence and fluff in film & TV. Lowest common denominator pleasers.
But maybe that's just my take on it, too.