Such hypocrisy!!! SPOILER ALERT
The movie is basically about free speech, free thought, freedom from government interference, freedom of expression, freedom of education, etc. Ironically, the movie itself, Goodbye my fancy, depicts the contrary.
Aggie, who is herself a government representative, pushes her weight around to control what happens at an independent college. She wants an award she knows she's not entitled to. She want them to show her film. It's all about her. It's mind boggling. The documentary is about or based on one of Aggie's speeches; which means it has a particular point of view. Talk about a conflict of interest! Hers is not the only view that matters.
Aggie could have rented out a local theater off campus to run her movie or the girls could have done it or Dr. Pitt. Jim, as president, gets to decide what will and will not be shown at the school. It's not censorship, it's a choice. As he says, he's tasked with keeping the school running. He's not against such movies but if he didn't feel that was the time to take on the battle then so be it.
This is but one thing that annoys me about the movie GBMF. The 'free' press, as represented by Matt is hardly free or the press. Like a busybody, he's willing to interfere with the story he's there to cover; and for his own benefit. Another conflict of interest. He's too close to the subject, Aggie, and does not disclose it. That's not what a free press is supposed to be. They're supposed to be objective observers who report on facts, not insert their will into the story so they can exert control over it. and upon the story they're covering. What he did was complete propaganda and tampering.
The holier than though Aggie has the nerve to preach to Jim, telling him how much he's changed and how he should behave but she's willing to exert control and bully over whoever she wants. She tries to do it over the press by having the paper agree to not cover a story or tell them which reporter they can or cannot send to cover the story because it doesn't suit her fancy.
She acts as if she's all of a sudden more qualified than the president to run the school and make decisions for it and the students. She hates what Griswold is doing 'to the school' but she's no different. It's all about getting her way.
What's more, for all her talk of bravado, courage, and integrity, she has none. She's willing to use personal information from twenty years back to blackmail someone she supposedly cares about and was ready to marry; again to get her way. She acts like she's doing him a favor and it's for a noble cause. She even acknowledges she's willing to play dirty and only deals fairly with people she 'respects' (translation: people who do what she wants).
She can't even admit when she's wrong. Jim is beloved by the entire school, the board, the students, etc. She was willing to destroy that for her own purposes. They didn't suddenly like Jim because he ran her movie. He's good at what he does; he's even, he's fair. Griswold's wife who has been playing dumb to appease her husband says she's not so dumb and credits to Jim, her former teacher.
Seriously, I don't see any redeeming qualities in Aggie. She even demands to stay in her old room forcing out the girls who live there. They're seniors with only days to go and many activities but they have to worry about moving. How selfish! It never ends. I dislike the movie for its faults but at the same time, I think it should be seen especially if people get the hypocrisy of it.