When Zeal Becomes the Story
In Les Misérables, Inspector Javert believes he is the hand of justice.
He follows the law so rigidly that truth itself becomes secondary.
This short film reimagines that mindset in a modern context — how ideology can eclipse integrity when a reporter stops observing and starts crusading.
Ideology Over Inquiry
Good journalism demands humility: the willingness to be wrong, to listen, and to check one’s own motives.
But when ideology replaces inquiry, even noble intentions can twist into obsession.
Facts become props.
Narratives replace evidence.
And the mission shifts from informing the public to enforcing a worldview.
Symbols of Control
Throughout history, every regime that feared speech first targeted the storytellers.
The hammer and sickle, the iron cross, the black flag — each claimed to represent “truth” or “justice.”
Yet all were used to silence dissent.
Free expression dies not only under government decree, but also under social zeal — when citizens become self-appointed censors.
Why This Matters
This video isn’t about a single reporter or event.
It’s about a larger pattern — when journalism drifts into activism and the line between documenting and judging disappears.
In that space, conviction can masquerade as virtue.
The journalist becomes the zealot, wielding ideology instead of evidence, seeking punishment instead of understanding.
When that happens, the story stops serving the public and starts serving the cause.